Penkalas Bridge
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Penkalas Bridge in 1992
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| Crosses | Penkalas (Kocaçay) |
| Locale | Aezani, Turkey |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Number of spans | 5 |
| History | |
| Construction end | 2nd century AD |
 Penkalas Bridge
Location in Turkey
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The Penkalas Bridge is a Roman bridge over the Penkalas (today Kocaçay), a small tributary of the Rhyndakos (Adırnas Çayı), in Aezani, Asia Minor (Çavdarhisar in present-day Turkey).
The 2nd-century AD structure was once one of four ancient bridges in Aezani and is assumed to have been the most important crossing-point due to its central location in the vicinity of the Zeus temple and the direct access it provided to the Roman road to Cotyaeum (Kütahya).[1] According to reports by European travellers, the ancient parapet remained in use as late as 1829, having been replaced today by an unsightly iron railing.[1]
Around 290 m upstream, another well-preserved, almost identical five-arched Roman bridge leads across the Penkalas.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Galliazzo 1994, p. 403
Sources
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See also
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Aezani and the Penkalas Bridge at Romeartlover
