Persian Gulf Bridge

The Persian Gulf Bridge is a 2.2-kilometre-long (1.4 mi) road-rail bridge currently under construction that will link Qeshm Island to Bandar Abbas on mainland Iran.

Persian Gulf Bridge پل خلیج فارس
Coordinates	26°57′45″N 55°45′35″E
Crosses	Persian Gulf
Locale	Qeshm-Bandar Abbas, Iran
Official name	Persian Gulf Bridge
Other name(s)	Qeshm Bridge
Characteristics
Total length	2.2 km
Width	22 m
History
Construction start	14 March 2011
Construction end	projected 2019
Construction cost	€650 million
Location

The groundbreaking ceremony for the project was attended by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 14 March 2011.[1]

References

CW Staff (Feb 5, 2014). "$906m Persian Gulf bridge project begins". news.freezones.ir. ITP Business Publishing Ltd. Retrieved Feb 5, 2014.

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Persian Gulf region (Iran and Arab states of the Persian Gulf)
Persian Gulf naming dispute
Geography	Landforms of the Persian Gulf Persian Gulf Basin Strait of Hormuz Clarence Strait (Iran) Shatt al-Arab Tigris–Euphrates river system Mesopotamian Marshes Shadegan Ponds Karun Bahmanshir Dez River Khersan River Diyala River Haffar Gulf of Bahrain Gulf of Salwah Gulf of Oman Makran Trench Indian Ocean Zagros fold and thrust belt Eurasian Plate Iranian Plate Arabian Plate Arabian Peninsula Arabian Sea Persis Persian Gulf desert and semi-desert Gulf of Oman desert and semi-desert South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert
Places	Mangrove forests of Qeshm Harireh Fort of Our Lady of the Conception South Pars/North Dome Gas-Condensate field Ferdowsi Gas Field Persian Gulf Airport Persian Gulf Bridge Persian Gulf Complex Persian Gulf Residential Complex Persian Gulf Ship Building Complex Persian Gulf Highway Al Khaleej Road
Islands	List of islands in the Persian Gulf Iran: Qeshm Island Kish Island Abu Musa Bahrain Greater and Lesser Tunbs Lavan Island Farsi Island Kharg Island Hengam Island Hormuz Island Naaz islands Larak Island Abadan Island Buneh Island Dara Island Hendurabi Island Minoo Island Nakhiloo Island Ommolkorm Island Shif Island Shidvar Island Sirri Island Bahrain: Al Dar Island Amwaj Islands Bahrain Island Diyar Al Muharraq Hawar Islands Jidda Island Muharraq Island Nabih Saleh Sitra Umm an Nasan Umm as Sabaan Kuwait: Bubiyan Island Failaka Island Kubbar Island Miskan Island Qaruh Island Umm al Maradim Island Umm an Namil Island Warbah Island Oman: Quoin Island (Persian Gulf) Saudi Arabia: Arabi Island Tarout United Arab Emirates: Abu al Abyad Al-Aryam Island Al Futaisi Al Lulu Island Al Maryah Island Al Reem Island Bluewaters Island Burj Al Arab Das Island Dalma Deira Islands Jazirat Badiyah Marawah Island Marsa Al Arab Palm Jebel Ali Palm Jumeirah Saadiyat Island Sir Abu Nuʽayr Sir Bani Yas The World (archipelago) Yas Island Zirku Island
Ports	Ports and harbours of the Persian Gulf Liyan Iranian ports Arvandkenar Bandar Abbas Bandar Deylam Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni Bandar Khamir Bandar Lengeh Bandar-e Mahshahr Bandar Siraf Bushehr Chabahar Port Dargahan Jask Kish Laft Port Emam Khomeyni Qeshm Suza Iraqi ports Abu Flous Port Al Başrah Oil Terminal Al-Faw Khor Al Amaya Oil Terminal Bahraini ports Mina Salman Qatar ports Hamad Port Saudi ports King Abdul Aziz Port Tanajib Emirati ports Al Hamriya Port Khor Fakkan Port of Jebel Ali Port Saeed
History of region	Achaemenid inscription in the Kharg Island Portuguese conquest of Ormuz Ottoman campaign against Hormuz Siege of Bahrain Anglo-Persian capture of Ormuz Action of 1 February 1625 Battle off Hormuz (1625) 1717 Omani invasion of Bahrain Afsharid Conquests in the Persian Gulf & Oman Persian Gulf Residency Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain Persian Gulf campaign of 1809 Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Persian Gulf campaign of 1819 General Maritime Treaty of 1820 Persian Corridor Persian Gulf Command Joint Operation Arvand Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs 1974–75 Shatt al-Arab conflict Iran–Iraq War Tanker War Operation Earnest Will Bridgeton incident Gulf War Gulf War oil spill Draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes 2007 Iranian arrest of Royal Navy personnel 2011–12 Strait of Hormuz dispute 2016 U.S.–Iran naval incident Persian Gulf crisis May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident 2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone Territorial disputes in the Persian Gulf History of the Persian Gulf
Sports	Persian Gulf Pro League Arabian Gulf Cup Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation UAE Arabian Gulf League UAE Arabian Gulf Cup UAE Arabian Gulf Super Cup Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union Arabian Gulf rugby union team Arabian Gulf rugby sevens team Arabian Gulf Futsal Cup GCC Champions League Gulf Cup (disambiguation) Khaleej FC Al Khaleej Club
Organizations	Gulf Cooperation Council Persian Gulf University Persian Gulf Online Organization Persian Gulf International Education Center Persian Gulf Studies Center Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies Arabian Gulf University Gulf University, Bahrain Gulf University for Science and Technology Gulf Medical University Gulf News Gulf Daily News Gulf Today Khaleej Times Al Khaleej (newspaper) Akhbar Al Khaleej Gulftainer Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Arabian Gulf Development Khaleeji Commercial Bank Dar Al Khaleej
Wildlife	Blacktip tope Booted warbler Cheekspot blenny Collared kingfisher Dugong Greater flamingo Greater lizardfish Hawksbill sea turtle Humpback whale Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Killer whale Minke whale Omura's whale Pita skate Porites nodifera Slender whiting Arabian carpetshark Smoothtooth blacktip shark Xenisthmus balius Arecaceae Avicennia marina Rhizophora mucronata
Others	Persian Gulf National Day Persian Gulf Forever Persian Gulf (horse) Persian Gulf (missile) Persian Gulf Veterans National Medal Gulf Medal Gulf and Kuwait Medal Iran Historical Sovereignty over the Tunbs and BuMusa Islands Map of Iran in Afsharid Era Piracy in the Persian Gulf Gulf War syndrome Rationale for the Persian Gulf war Environmental impact of Gulf wars Organization of United States Naval Aviation Units in the Gulf War Media coverage of the Gulf War List of Gulf War military equipment Persian Gulf Inferno Persian Gulf music Bandari music Ney-anbān Khaliji (music) Habbān Gulf Arabic Bahraini Gulf Arabic Bahrani Arabic Kuwaiti Arabic Kuwaiti Persian The National (Abu Dhabi) 2010 Islamic Solidarity Games Shipwrecks in the Persian Gulf IRIS Khalij-e Fars Khalije Fars-class destroyer Bandar (port) Christianity in Eastern Arabia Culture of Eastern Arabia Gargee'an Eastern Arabian cuisine Gulf rupee Khaleeji (currency) Arabization Persian Gulf (disambiguation) Arabian Gulf (disambiguation) Arabian Gulf Oil Company Gulf War (disambiguation) Gulf (disambiguation) Gulf states (disambiguation) Airlines Qeshm Air Kish Air Gulf Air Gulf Aviation Gulf Traveller SaudiGulf Airlines
Bahrain Iran Iraq Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates

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