Bridge over the Kompsatos
Coordinates: 41 ° 8 ′ 25 ″ N , 25 ° 12 ′ 39 ″ E
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| Official name | Γέφυρα Πολύανθου | |
| Crossing of | Kompsatos | |
| place | East Macedonia and Thrace ( Greece ) | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
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The bridge over the Kompsatos (Γέφυρα Πολύανθου) is a historic stone arch bridge that spans the Kompsatos river (Greek: Κομψάτος; Bulgarian: Suschitza) between the Greek community of Iasmos (Greek: Ίασμος) and Polyanthos in the Rhodope Mountains in Thrace . The two large bridge arches are 21.8 and 17 m wide. The height of the arch is 12 m. The western of the original three arches has collapsed.
history
The bridge dates from the 17th and 18th centuries.
gallery
Signpost to the bridge
View of the bridge
Web links
Commons : Kompsatos 17-18 century bridge - collection of images, videos and audio files
