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Summary

KEY
Deutsch English
Hoehe der Fahrbahn
Stromseite
Hoehe der Anschwemmung
Jetziges Flussbett
Altes Flussbett
Height of roadway
Streamside
Height of sedimentation
Current river bed
Old river bed
Description
Deutsch: Römische Brücke über den Makestos bei Balıkesir in Mysien (Türkei). Die 234 m lange und 6,35 m breite Brücke wurde vermutlich im 4. Jh. n. Chr. errichtet und ist eine der ältesten Segmentbogenbrücken der Welt.
English: Roman bridge over the Makestos at Balıkesir, Mysia, Turkey. The 234 m long and 6.35 m wide bridge is believed to be constructed in the 4th century, making it one of the oldest segmented arch bridges of the world.
Date
Deutsch: 1904 n. Chr.
English: 1904 AD
Source Wiegand, Theodor: "Reisen in Mysien", in: Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts , Athenische Abteilung, P. von Zabern, Mainz, Heft 29 (1904), S.254-339 (Faltblatt im Anhang)
Author Theodor Wiegand

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The author died in 1936, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer .


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