Highway 2 (Iraq)

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Highway 2 is an Iraqi highway which extends from Baghdad to Silopi in Turkey. It passes through Baqubah, Al Khalis, Kirkuk, Erbil, Mosul, Dohuk and Zakhu.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DhJ3lRnXyXcC&dq=%22Highway+2%22+Iraq+-wikipedia&pg=PA338 |date=17 June 2008 |title=Iraq: Then and Now |first=Karen |last=Dabrowska|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |isbn=978-1-84162-243-9 }}

Khazir Bridge

File:Khazir river 2010.JPG and Erbil]]

Highway 2 crosses the Khazir River in-between Mosul and Erbil. The 2003 construction of the bridge was done as part of USAID developments with the Ministry of Public Works.{{cite web |url=https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/cpa-iraq/pressreleases/20040513_bridge.html |date=12 May 2004 |title=USAID and the Coalition Provisional AUthority Re-Open the Khazir Bridge}} This bridge was a twinned concrete structure with each direction bearing 2 lanes of traffic.{{cite web |url=https://www.bechtel.com/newsroom/press-releases/key-milestone-met-in-iraq-bridge-and-power-restoration/ |title=Key Milestone Met in Iraq Bridge and Power Restoration |date=24 May 2004 |website=Bechtel}} It was partially destroyed a decade later by Islamic State militants with TNT.{{cite news |url=http://columbiadailyherald.com/news/world/iraqi-kurdish-forces-move-toward-complex-battle-mosul |title=Iraqi Kurdish forces move toward complex battle in Mosul |first=Raja |last=Abdulrahim |newspaper=LA Times |date=5 October 2014 |access-date=27 June 2024 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926033432/http://columbiadailyherald.com/news/world/iraqi-kurdish-forces-move-toward-complex-battle-mosul |url-status=dead }}

References

Category:Roads in Iraq