Sanahin Bridge is located in the city of Alaverdi, over the Debed River, on the road leading to Sanahin Monastery. The bridge was built at the end of the 12th century by the Kyurikian queen Vaneni, in memory of her husband, King Abas Kyurikian, who died in 1192.
It is a single-span bridge with a semicircular arch spanning 18.6 meters. The structure's total length is 60 meters, and the width of the central section is 3.3 meters. It is built of large, finely dressed basalt blocks bound with lime mortar.
The bridge stands at the narrowest point of the gorge, where the left bank is lower than the right. A lion is carved in high relief at each of the parapet's four corners.
In 1928–1929, the works were also overseen by Alexander Tamanyan, and repairs to the facing masonry were carried out in 1939–1940 and 1976–1977. In 2000, the bridge, together with Sanahin Monastery, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
The bridge is still in use today.
