Lalazari Bridge

The Lalazari, or Lalazar, bridge was built in 1867 by Hovakim Lalazariants from Khendzoresk. It was later repaired by his son Simeon between 1900 and 1902. A construction inscription in Armenian was engraved above the bridge’s downstream facade. In the Soviet period, this inscription was scraped away.

Work on the roadway north of the bridge began in 2021 but did not immediately threaten the historic structure. The construction of a new bridge to the east appeared to be largely complete by October 2025 (at right, top right, arrow A). But large-scale earthmoving visible in a May 9, 2026 image (right, bottom) suggests extensive new construction approaching to less than 15 m from the historic bridge (arrow B).