Eurymedon Bridge (Selge)
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The Roman bridge over the Eurymedon valley
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| Crosses | Eurymedon (Köprüçay) |
| Locale | Near Selge, Pisidia, Turkey |
| Official name | Oluk Köprü |
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| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 14 m |
| Width | 3.5 m |
| Longest span | 7 m |
| History | |
| Construction end | 2nd century AD |
 Eurymedon Bridge (Selge)
Location in Turkey
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The Eurymedon Bridge (Turkish: Oluk Köprü) is a Roman bridge over the river Eurymedon (modern Köprüçay) 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]
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]
42 km downstream at Aspendos, the Eurymedon is crossed by another extant old bridge.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Galliazzo 1994, p. 409
- ↑ Galliazzo 1994, p. 410
- ↑ O'Connor 1993, p. 126
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External links
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