List of bridges in Greece
This list of bridges in Greece lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).
| Name | Greek | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Region | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1 | Rio–Antirrio Bridge | Γέφυρα Ρίου-Αντίρριου | 560 m (1,840 ft)(x3) | 2,883 m (9,459 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, 4 concrete pylons 286+3x560+286 | 2004 | Rio–Antirrio 38°19′13.3″N 21°46′23.4″E / 38.320361°N 21.773167°E | Western Greece | [S 16] [33] [34] | |
![]() | 2 | Tsakona Arch Bridge | Τοξωτή Γέφυρα Τσακώνας | 300 m (980 ft) | 490 m (1,610 ft) | Arch Steel through arch | 2016 | Megalopolis 37°17′44.5″N 22°01′32.3″E / 37.295694°N 22.025639°E | Peloponnese | [S 17] [35] [36] | |
![]() | 3 | Metsovitikos Bridge | Γέφυρα Μετσοβίτικου | 235 m (771 ft) | 537 m (1,762 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 118+235+140 | 2008 | Metsovo 39°45′29.1″N 21°10′41.0″E / 39.758083°N 21.178056°E | Epirus | [Note 1] [S 18] [38] | |
| 4 | Votonosi Bridge | Γέφυρα Βοτονοσίου | 230 m (750 ft) | 490 m (1,610 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 130+230+130 | 2004 | Metsovo 39°45′26.7″N 21°07′30.3″E / 39.757417°N 21.125083°E | Epirus | [S 19] [39] | ||
![]() | 5 | Euripus Bridge | Γέφυρα Ευρίπου | 215 m (705 ft) | 694 m (2,277 ft) | Cable-stayed Concrete deck and pylons 90+215+90 | Chalcis Regional Euripus Strait | 1992 | Chalcis 38°26′41.7″N 23°35′28.0″E / 38.444917°N 23.591111°E | Central Greece | [S 20] [40] |
| 6 | Tatarna Bridge | Γέφυρα Τατάρνας | 196 m (643 ft) | 437 m (1,434 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 150+196+97 | 1973 | Triklino 38°58′13.9″N 21°29′28.9″E / 38.970528°N 21.491361°E | Western Greece Central Greece | [S 21] [41] | ||
| 7 | Nedondas Bridge | Γέφυρα Νέδοντα | 162 m (531 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges | 2013 | Kalamata 37°03′06.4″N 22°07′21.1″E / 37.051778°N 22.122528°E | Peloponnese | [42] | |||
| 8 | Malakasi-Grevena Bridge | 160 m (520 ft) | 349 m (1,145 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 94+160+94 | Malakasi 39°48′57.6″N 21°19′21.0″E / 39.816000°N 21.322500°E | Thessaly | [43] [44] | ||||
| 9 | T9-T11 Bridge (A2) | Γέφυρα Τ9-Τ11 | 155 m (509 ft) | 409 m (1,342 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 105+155+105 | 2010 | Egnatia 39°44′05.5″N 21°03′00.4″E / 39.734861°N 21.050111°E | Epirus | [45] [46] | ||
![]() | 10 | Ekkara Railway Bridge (SG26) | Σιδηροδρομική Γέφυρα Εκκάρας (ΣΓ26) | 151 m (495 ft) | 405 m (1,329 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge | 2018 | Ekkara 39°08′40.4″N 22°11′29.6″E / 39.144556°N 22.191556°E | Central Greece | [S 22] [47] [48] | |
| 11 | G3 Bridge (A2) | Γέφυρα Γ3 | 144 m (472 ft) | 326 m (1,070 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 91+144+91 | 2007 | Grevena 40°02′02.1″N 21°24′24.3″E / 40.033917°N 21.406750°E | Western Macedonia | [49] | ||
![]() | 12 | Arachthos Bridge | Γέφυρα Άραχθος | 142 m (466 ft)(x6) | 1,036 m (3,399 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 92+6x142+92 | 2009 | Ioannina 39°42′44.4″N 20°58′57.5″E / 39.712333°N 20.982639°E | Epirus | [S 23] [50] | |
| 13 | Katouna Bridge | 132 m (433 ft) | 289 m (948 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 87+132+70 | 2000 | Mavillis 39°39′13.9″N 20°57′34.2″E / 39.653861°N 20.959500°E | Epirus | [51] | |||
| 14 | G7 Bridge (A2) | Γέφυρα Γ7 | 120 m (390 ft) | 270 m (890 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 75+120+75 | 2004 | Malakasi 39°47′21.3″N 21°15′47.8″E / 39.789250°N 21.263278°E | Thessaly | [52] | ||
| 15 | Venetikos Bridge | Γέφυρα Βενέτικου | 120 m (390 ft)(x4) | 636 m (2,087 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 2 bridges 80+4x120+76 85+3x120+85 | 2008 | Grevena 39°58′47.2″N 21°22′15.2″E / 39.979778°N 21.370889°E | Western Macedonia | [S 24] [53] | ||
| 16 | Paliouria-Panagia Bridge | Γέφυρα Παλιουριά-Παναγιά | 120 m (390 ft) | 371 m (1,217 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete | Road bridge Haliacmon | 2009 | Paliouria–Panagia 39°57′54.6″N 21°43′44.9″E / 39.965167°N 21.729139°E | Western Macedonia | [54] | |
| 17 | G11 Bridge (A2) | Γέφυρα Γ11 | 119 m (390 ft) | 300 m (980 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 64+119+64 62+115+62 | Polymylos 40°22′46.6″N 22°05′40.3″E / 40.379611°N 22.094528°E | Western Macedonia | [55] | |||
| 18 | G10 Bridge (A2) | Γέφυρα Γ10 | 112 m (367 ft) | 265 m (869 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 61+112+61 | Kastania 40°22′56.1″N 22°06′45.6″E / 40.382250°N 22.112667°E | Central Macedonia | [55] | |||
![]() | 19 | Corinth Canal Footbridge | 110 m (360 ft) | Arch Steel through arch | Footbridge Corinth Canal | 1998 | Corinth 37°56′12.8″N 22°58′50.8″E / 37.936889°N 22.980778°E | Peloponnese | [S 25] [56] | ||
![]() | 20 | Corinth Canal Highway Bridge | 110 m (360 ft) | 190 m (620 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 32+110+32 | 1997 | Isthmia 37°55′29.7″N 22°59′51.3″E / 37.924917°N 22.997583°E | Peloponnese | [S 26] [57] | ||
![]() | 21 | Corinth Canal Railway Bridge | 110 m (360 ft) | 230 m (750 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 60+110+60 | 2005 | Isthmia 37°55′31.0″N 22°59′49.4″E / 37.925278°N 22.997056°E | Peloponnese | [50] | ||
| 22 | Landslide Bridge | 110 m (360 ft) | 272 m (892 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch | New Ikonio Port Railway | 2008 | Aspropyrgos 38°01′50.7″N 23°37′50.4″E / 38.030750°N 23.630667°E | Attica | [58] [56] | ||
| 23 | Kastania (G12) Bridge | Γέφυρα Γ12 (Καστανιά Κοζάνης) | 107 m (351 ft)(x3) | 457 m (1,499 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 61+3x107+75 | Polymylos 40°22′14.6″N 22°04′49.7″E / 40.370722°N 22.080472°E | Western Macedonia | [S 27] [55] [51] | |||
| 24 | G2 Bridge (A2) | Γέφυρα Γ2 | 104 m (341 ft)(x3) | 426 m (1,398 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 57+3x104+57 | Theodoros Ziakas 40°00′57″N 21°23′01.7″E / 40.01583°N 21.383806°E | Western Macedonia | [51] | |||
![]() | 25 | Greveniotikos Bridge | Γέφυρα Γρεβενών | 100 m (330 ft)(x8) | 960 m (3,150 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 60+8x100+60 | Grevena 40°05′35.5″N 21°27′16.8″E / 40.093194°N 21.454667°E | Western Macedonia | [S 28] [51] [44] | ||
![]() | 26 | Lake Polyfytos Bridge | Γέφυρα της λίμνης του Πολυφύτου | 100 m (330 ft)(x2) | 1,372 m (4,501 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 71+2x100+71 | 1975 | Neraida–Servia 40°13′57.3″N 21°58′26.2″E / 40.232583°N 21.973944°E | Western Macedonia | [S 29] [41] |
Notes and references
- Notes
- "Odysseus Portal". Odysseus.culture.gr. Ministry of Culture and Sports. Greek monuments database
- ↑ "Mycenaean bridge at Kazarma". Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Πώρινη γέφυρα στον αρχαιολογικό χώρο Βραυρώνας" [Porini bridge at the archaeological site of Vravrona] (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Ελληνιστική γέφυρα" [Hellenistic bridge] (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Πολύτοξη υδατογέφυρα Ρωμαϊκού Υδραγωγείου Μυτιλήνης στη Μόρια" [Multi-arched aqueduct of the Roman Aqueduct of Mytilene in Moria] (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Ρωμαϊκή Γέφυρα Πατρών" [Roman Bridge of Patras] (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Γέφυρα Πορταϊκού Πύλης" [Bridge of Portaikos Pylis] (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Μεσαιωνικό υδραγωγείο" [Medieval aqueduct] (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Γεφύρι της Άρτας" [Bridge of Arta] (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Μεσαιωνική γέφυρα Κομψάτου ποταμού" [Kompsatos River Medieval Bridge] (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Γεφύρι Πλάκας" [Plaka Bridge] (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Γέφυρα Αώου" [Aoou Bridge] (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- ↑ "Arkadiko Bridge".
- ↑ "Brauron Antique Stone Bridge".
- ↑ "Eleutherna Bridge".
- ↑ "Portaikos Bridge".
- ↑ "Kavala Aqueduct".
- ↑ "Arta Bridge".
- ↑ "Kokkoris Bridge".
- ↑ "Kalogeriko Bridge".
- ↑ "Klidonia Bridge".
- ↑ "Plaka Bridge".
- ↑ "Konitsa Bridge".
- ↑ "Katehaki Bridge".
- ↑ "Isthmia Bridge".
- ↑ "Poseidonia Submersible Bridge".
- ↑ "Διαδρομές » Γέφυρα Ντεμπρίζ".
- ↑ "Rion-Antirion Bridge".
- ↑ "Tsakona Bridge".
- ↑ "Metsovitikos Bridge".
- ↑ "Votonosi Bridge".
- ↑ "Evripos Bridge".
- ↑ "Tatarna Bridge".
- ↑ "Bridge SG26".
- ↑ "Arachthos Bridge".
- ↑ "Venetikos Bridge".
- ↑ "Corinth Canal Footbridge".
- ↑ "Corinth Canal Highway Bridge".
- ↑ "Kastania Bridge".
- ↑ "Greveniotikos Bridge".
- ↑ "Lake Polyfytos Bridge".
- Others references
- 1 2 Karas, Slawomir; Kowal, Maciej (2015). "The Mycenaean Bridges - technical evaluation trial". Roads and Bridges - Drogi i Mosty. Vol. 14. pp. 285–302. ISSN 1643-1618. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - 1 2 Chen, Duan, 2014, p.482
- ↑ "Brauron, Stone Bridge (Building)". perseus.tufts.edu - Perseus Digital Library.
- ↑ Boyd, Thomas D. (1978). "The Arch and the Vault in Greek Architecture". American Journal of Archaeology. 82 (1): 83–100 (91). doi:10.2307/503797. JSTOR 503797. S2CID 194040597.
- 1 2 Galliazzo, Vittorio; Chevallier, Raymond (1995). I ponti romani. Vol. 1. Treviso: Edizioni Canova. pp. 36, 39f. ISBN 88-85066-66-6.
- ↑ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.487
- ↑ "Αρχαία Γέφυρα Της Ελευθέρνας" [Ancient Bridge Of Eleftherna]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Ancient hydraulic works - Moria aqueduct". itia.ntua.gr - National Technical University of Athens.
- ↑ "Ρωμαϊκή Γέφυρα Της Πάτρας" [Roman Bridge of Patras]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Ρωμαϊκη Γέφυρα στο Κλειδί" [Roman Bridge at the Kleidi]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.488
- ↑ "Γεφύρι Της Πύλης ή Της Πόρτας" [Pýlis or Pórtas Bridge]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Γέφυρα Κοράκου" [Korakou Bridge]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "European Parliament event on rebuilding of Korakou Bridge to be held in Athens". Amna.gr. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- 1 2 Chen, Duan, 2014, p.492
- ↑ "Γεφύρι Της Άρτας" [Bridge of Arta]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Γεφύρι Του Μανώλη" [Manolis Bridge]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Το γεφύρι του Μανώλη" [The bridge of Manolis]. agrafiotis.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Γεφύρι Του Μίσιου" [Misiou Bridge]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Γεφύρι Του Νούτσου ή Κόκκορου" [Bridge of Nutsu or Kokkoro]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Βυζαντινή Γέφυρα Πολύανθου" [Polyanthos Byzantine Bridge]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ Ioanna Papayianni, Vasiliki Pachta (September 2007). "Study of the Constructing materials, techniques and Pathology symptoms of the stone bridge DeBosset in Kefalonia". Arch'07, 5th International Conference on Arch Bridges, Madeira, Portugal.
- ↑ "Γεφύρι Καλογερικό ή Του Πλακίδα" [Kalogeriko Bridge or Tou Plakida]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Γεφύρι Της Κλειδωνιάς" [Kleidoniás Bridge]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "ΓΕΦΥΡΙ ΤΗΣ ΠΛΑΚΑΣ" [Bridge of Plaka] (PDF). gefyri-plakas.ntua.gr (in Greek). National Technical University of Athens - Department of topography. March 2015.
- ↑ "Γεφύρι Της Πλάκας" [Plaka Bridge]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Γεφύρι Της Κόνιτσας" [Konitsa Bridge]. Petrinagefiria.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Η Γέφυρα του Γοργοποτάμου" [The Bridge of Gorgopotamos]. gorgopotamosvillage.gr (in Greek).
- ↑ "138m Bungy Jump - Liquid Bungy". bungy.gr.
- ↑ "The Katehaki Pedestrian Bridge by Santiago Kalatrava". athens-today.com.
- ↑ "Isthmia Submersible Bridge". allovergreece.com.
- ↑ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.553
- ↑ "Design and Construction". En.gefyra.gr - official website. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014.
- ↑ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.539
- ↑ Stathopoulos, Kyriakos; Vlachos, Savvas; Thanopoulos, Pavlos; Spyropoulos, Ioannis; Kotsanopoulos, Panagiotis; Stathopoulos, Stamatios (September 2014). "Design of the Tsakona Arched Bridge". 37th IABSE Symposium Report 102. IABSE Symposium, Madrid 2014: Engineering for Progress, Nature and People. Vol. 102. pp. 2179–2186. doi:10.2749/222137814814069516. ISBN 9783857481352.
- ↑ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.533
- ↑ Paul, Allen; Wilson, Ian (2001). "Metsovitikos Bridge - A Towerless Suspension Bridge". In Thomas Telford (ed.). Current and Future Trends in Bridge Design, Construction and Maintenance. Vol. 2. Thomas Telford. p. 122. ISBN 0-7277-3091-6.
- ↑ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.524
- ↑ Φικίρης Ι. Φ.; Ντουνιάς Γ.Θ.; Λυμπέρης Ε. (2006). Η Θεμελίωση της Γέφυρας Βοτονοσίου [The Foundation of Votonosi Bridge] (PDF). library.tee.gr (in Greek). 5th Panhellenic Congress of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering.
- ↑ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.545
- 1 2 Chen, Duan, 2014, p.520
- ↑ "Nedondas Bridge". domi-ae.gr - Domi S.A. Consulting Engineers.
- ↑ Ioannis A.Tegos; Kosmas C. Stylianidis; Stergios A. Mitoulis. "The influence of the design seismic action on the structural cost of egnatia highway bridges".
- 1 2 Chen, Duan, 2014, p.526
- ↑ Eleni Sakoumpenta; Panagiotis Panetsos; Manolis Haralabakis. "Bridge Maintenance Management System for Egnatia Motorway" (PDF).
- ↑ "Bridge Τ9-Τ11". domi-ae.gr - Domi S.A. Consulting Engineers.
- ↑ Goutzika, Eleftheria; Mavrakis, Georgios; Mavrakis, Ioannis. "Detailed design of the railway bridge SG26" (PDF). Eeme.ntua.gr - Εταιρεια ερευνων μεταλλικων εργων (in Greek).
- ↑ "Ekkara Railway Bridge". Ellaktor.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Bridge Γ3, Highway". denco.gr. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016.
- 1 2 Chen, Duan, 2014, p.522
- 1 2 3 4 Dimitrios Konstantinidis; Alexander Maravas (May 2003). "Egnatia Motorway concrete bridges statistics". Proceedings of the 31st ASECAP Study and Information Days, Portoroz, Slovenia.
- ↑ "Bridge by balanced cantilever method Egnatia Odos". kalliergos.com.
- ↑ "Venetikos River Bridge, Highway". denco.gr. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016.
- ↑ "Bridge Paliouria-Panaghia". domi-ae.gr - Domi S.A. Consulting Engineers.
- 1 2 3 Lambropoulos, Sergios; Konstantinidis, Georgios; Georganopoulos, Christos; Konstantinidis, Dimitrios; Antoniou, Fani (2004). "Multispan Balanced Cantilever Bridges: Egnatia Motorway". IABSE Symposium, Shanghai 2004: Metropolitan Habitats and Infrastructure. pp. 176–177. doi:10.2749/222137804796291593. ISBN 3-85748-110-2.
- 1 2 Chen, Duan, 2014, p.534
- ↑ "Ενισχυτικό λίφτινγκ στη γέφυρα του Ισθμού" [Augmentative facelift on the Isthmus bridge]. Kathimerini.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Projects: Railway Bridge Monitoring". setpoint.gr.
See also
External links
- "Traditional bridges". About-ioannina.gr.
- "Brücken". Brueckenweb.de (in German).
- "Cable-Stayed Bridges of Europe... and Beyond (Greece)". Pwpeics.se. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
- "Category: Bridges in Greece". highestbridges.com.
Further reading
- Θεόδωρος ΤΖΑΒΕΑΣ, Κωνσταντίνος ΠΑΡΔΑΛΗΣ (2009). "Design and Construction Challenges in the section Panagia-Grevena of Egnatia Odos" (PDF) (in Greek). Paphos, Chypre: 16th Concrete Conference.
- Chen, Wai-Fah; Duan, Lian (2014). "Bridge Engineering in Greece". In CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group (ed.). Handbook of International Bridge Engineering. CRC Press. pp. 481–559. ISBN 978-1-4398-1029-3.
- Prade, Marcel (1990). Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 285. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.




_connecting_Patra_with_Aigio%252C_the_best_preserved_two-arched_bridge_in_Greece%252C_Patras%252C_Greece_(14327905221).jpg)










_-_panoramio.jpg)



.jpg)

_(2522565168).jpg)








_Bridge_at_Grevena_(city)_-_seen_from_National_Road_15_-_01.jpg)
