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Eurymedon Bridge (Selge)

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Crosses
  
Eurymedon (Köprüçay)

Design
  
Arch bridge

Construction end
  
2nd century AD

Width
  
3.5 m

Body of water
  
Köprüçay River

Bridge type
  
Arch bridge

Official name
  
Oluk Köprü

Material
  
Stone

Total length
  
14 m

Longest span
  
7 m

Location
  
Selge, Pisidia

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Locale
  
Near Selge, Pisidia, Turkey

Similar
  
Penkalas Bridge, Aesepus Bridge, Nysa Bridge, Pergamon Bridge, Bridge near Limyra

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

The excellently preserved structure is 14 m long and 3.5 m wide (with a roadway of 2.5 m). 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. The building technique and the sturdy stonework point to a construction date in the 2nd century AD, a time when Selge was flourishing.

42 km downstream at Aspendos, the Eurymedon is crossed by another extant old bridge.

References

Eurymedon Bridge (Selge) Wikipedia