Road 16 (Iran)

Road 16 is a road in the northwest of Iran, which starts from Gilan and passes the cities of Tabriz, Ardabil and Sarab and is connected to Turkey.[1] Some parts of Road 16 are very important because Urmia Lake Bridge is part of this road.[2]


Road 16
جاده 16‎
Route information
Length428 km (266 mi)
Major junctions
FromAstara, Gilan
Road 49
  Road 33
Road 165
Road 32
Road 21
Road 11
ToSerow, West Azarbaijan
Turkey
D.400
Location
ProvincesGilan, Ardabil, East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan
Major citiesArdabil, Ardabil
Sarab, Ardabil
Tabriz, East Azerbaijan
Urmia, West Azerbaijan
Highway system
Highways in Iran

Freeways

Urmia Lake Bridge
Main article: Urmia Lake Bridge

This bridge goes through Lake Urmia and connects East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan. The highway was completed on 23 Aban, 1387 (13 November 2008). The bridge is the largest bridge project in Iran. This bridge is the longest bridge with seventeen hundred meters and the distance between Tabriz and Urmia contains 135 kilometers reduction. Passing the bridge the distance from Tehran to Urmia is 780 kilometers. This bridge has an important role in the development of the cultural exchanges and tourism and trade between the two provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan and saves time and fuel consumption and reduce road accidents.

References
  1. "نقشه راه‌های ایران با بزرگنمایی بی‌نهایت" (PDF). مشرق نیوز (in Persian). 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  2. Iran map
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