Eurymedon_Bridge_(Selge)

Eurymedon Bridge (Selge)

Eurymedon Bridge (Selge)

Bridge in Pisidia, Turkey


The Eurymedon Bridge (Turkish: Oluk Köprü) is a Roman bridge over the river Eurymedon (modern Köprüçay River) near Selge in Pisidia in southern Turkey.[1] It is part of the road winding up from the coastal region Pamphylia to the Pisidian hinterland.[1] Located 5 km north of the village Beşkonak in a sparsely settled area, the bridge crosses the Eurymedon high above the valley bottom.[1]

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The excellently preserved structure is 14 m long and 3.5 m wide (with a roadway of 2.5 m).[1] The clear span of its single arch is c. 7 m, the thickness of its voussoirs, which were set without the use of mortar, 60 cm.[1] The building technique and the sturdy stonework point to a construction date in the 2nd century AD, a time when Selge was flourishing.[2]

Forty-two km downstream at Aspendos, the Eurymedon is crossed by another extant old bridge.[3]

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References

Sources

  • Bean, George E. (1968), Turkey's Southern Shore. An Archaeological Guide, London, p. 139{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Galliazzo, Vittorio (1994), I ponti romani. Catalogo generale, vol. 2, Treviso: Edizioni Canova, pp. 409–410 (No. 856), ISBN 88-85066-66-6
  • O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, p. 126 (E25), ISBN 0-521-39326-4

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