Honut Bridge :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Honut Bridge 18 c․

NKR / Shushi / Mkhitarishen

Location

The bridge is located across the river Karkar running on the eastern edge of the village site of Honut, a kilometre north-east of Shooshi Town, Shooshi District, Republic of Artsakh (RMK).
Geographical coordinates: N 39°45°40.45,°° E 46°45°56.78.°°

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 92.

Historical Introduction
18 c․

Judging by its building peculiarities, it was erected in the 18th century.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 92.

Architectural Description

The main building material used comprising pebble, limestone and mortar—finely-dressed are only the cornerstones of its vault-bearing arch. Span length: 5.87 metres; passage width: 4.05 metres; height above water level: 8.10 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 92.

Type Photo
View General
Direction From the north
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative

Type Photo
View General
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative

Type Measurement
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch

Measurement by Samvel Karaptian; preparation for publication by Ashot Hakobian

Type Photo