Gavmishan Bridge

🕰️When was it built?

The bridge was built in the Sasanian era, and one of its major repairs is linked to Badr ibn Hasanuyeh. Traces of Safavid and Qajar repairs can also be seen in the arches. It was added to the National Heritage List on 22 February 1999, and a season of restoration was finished in 2008.

🏛️What was it built for?

The bridge was built to cross the Seymareh River and lies near Darreh Shahr in Ilam and Pol-e Dokhtar in Lorestan. Parts of the structure are damaged, and the surviving arches show the marks of several periods of building and repair.

👀What you will see

• Six surviving arch spans that form the different parts of the historic bridge over the river.
• The piers of the bridge, of Sasanian design, standing between the arches and not all the same width.
• Arches that show traces of Safavid and Qajar repairs.
• The body of the bridge, built mainly of stone, brick and mortar, set on the bed of the Seymareh.

🎒Good to know before you go

• The bridge is not complete and not all its arches survive; it is best seen from the bank of the Seymareh.