Arapsu Bridge

Arapsu Bridge
The footbridge across the Arapsu stream
Coordinates	36.880906°N 30.659346°E/36.880906; 30.659346
Crosses	Arapsu stream
Locale	Konyaaltı,Antalya,Turkey
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Stone
No.of spans	1
Location

TheArapsu Bridgeis aRoman bridgeinAntalya,Turkey.The well-preserved footbridge lies in the Arapsuyu district, 5–6 km west to the city center, at the foot of an ancient mound which is associated with theGreek colonyofOlbia.

Partly submerged by a modernweirabout 100 m downstream, the exact form of itsmasonry archis difficult to determine. According toGeorge Bean,the slightlypointed archindicates apost-ancientconstruction date.Colin O'Connor, however, classifies the bridge as aRoman segmental arch bridge,examples of which have survived in the neighbouringprovinceLycia(such as theLimyra Bridge).

See also

• List of Roman bridges
• Ancient Roman architecture
• Ancient Roman engineering

Sources

• O'Connor, Colin (1993),Roman Bridges,Cambridge University Press, p. 126 (E24),ISBN0-521-39326-4
• Bean, George E.(1968),Turkey's Southern Shore. An Archaeological Guide,London, p. 111 (fig. 51){{citation}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

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