The historic building of the broken bridge is located on the Khorramabad River, located about 2 km south of Khorramabad, and has been registered on the 1058 National Register.
Broken bridges in terms of performance and form of the first type of bridges, namely, the bridges built on the path of communication, for the link between the biological collections located on both sides of the river, and consequently from a simple linear form and dynamics Which prevents interruptions or dysfunctions during transit.
The bridge bridge was built along the east-west straight eastward with a deviation of 18 degrees northward in the stable bed of the Khorramabad River with a length of 290 meters. Today, there are 25 remains of this massive rocky building, 5 arches and portions of the basement (base or facade) of the building. Of the remaining foundations, 11 foundations are located in the mid-east. Generally made up of a tetrahedral shape.
Source:
Mohammad Reza Asadi, Architectural and Structural Features of Broken Bridge (Shapouri) Khorramabad, 2014, Fourth Congress of Cultural Heritage of Lorestan Province
