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Carries
  
pedestrians

Design
  
Width
  
3.5 m (11.5 ft)

Location
  
Crosses
  
the Arda River

Total length
  
56 m (187.7 ft)

Opened
  
1518

Phone
  
+359 36 514 238

Dyavolski most

Locale
  
close to Ardino, Bulgaria

Address
  
Selo Galabovo, с. Гълъбово, Ardino, Bulgaria

Bridge type
  
Arch bridge, Deck arch bridge

Similar
  
Perperikon, Marvelous Bridges, Yagodinska cave, Cult complex “Utroba c, Devil's Throat Cave

Dyavolski most


The Dyavolski most (Bulgarian: Дяволски мост, "Devil's Bridge"; Turkish: Şeytan Köprüsü) is an arch bridge over the Arda River situated in a narrow gorge. It is located 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Bulgarian town of Ardino in the Rhodope Mountains and is part of the ancient road connecting the lowlands of Thrace with the north Aegean Sea coast.

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Dyavolski most was rebuilt between 1515 and 1518 by the Bulgarian Master Dimitar under the Ottoman occupation of Bulgaria. The legend has it, the bridge was built by the Romans to link the Aegian Sea and the region of Thrace in Bulgaria. The bridge, the largest and best known of its kind in the Rhodopes, is 56 m (183.7 ft) long and has three arches, but also features holes with small semicircular arches to read water level. The Dyavolski most has a width of 3.5 m (11.5 ft) and its main arch is 11.50 m (37.7 ft) high. A stone parapet, 12 cm (4.7 in) in height, is preserved on the sides, and breakwaters are placed opposite the stream.

International long-distance hiking trail Sultans Trail passes the bridge from Ardino to Kardzhali.

The bridge was proclaimed a monument of culture on 24 February 1984.

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References

Dyavolski most Wikipedia


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