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Deir ez-Zor Suspension Bridge

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Pedestrian suspension bridge over the Euphrates built under the French Mandate, the symbol of Deir ez-Zor until its destruction in 2013.

The suspension bridge over the Euphrates was Deir ez-Zor's most beloved symbol. Built in the 1920s under the French Mandate and opened in the early 1930s, it hung on steel cables from tall stone towers, stretching hundreds of metres over the river.

Over time it became a promenade and meeting place where families strolled at sunset, woven into songs, poems and photographs; later reserved for pedestrians, it became the city's social heart.

The iron-and-steel footbridge was built in 1927 by the French company Fougerolle during the French Mandate (1920–1941). It linked the southern bank, with the main part of the city facing the Levant, to the northern bank facing Upper Mesopotamia, and became the city's social lifeline.

It was destroyed in May 2013, its spans falling into the river — a deep emotional loss for Deir ez-Zor's people at home and abroad.

Note: photos may not reflect the site's current condition.

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Photos: Chadi Samaan — via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA) · National Center for Scientific Research — via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY) · DAVID HOLT — via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)