Eurymedon Bridge (Selge)
Coordinates: 37 ° 11 ′ 31 ″ N , 31 ° 10 ′ 52 ″ E
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| Official name | Oluk Köprü | |
| Crossing of | Eurymedon ( Köprüçay ) | |
| place | Selge ( Turkey ) | |
| construction | Arch bridge with vaulted vaults | |
| overall length | 14 m | |
| width | 3.5 m | |
| Clear width | 7 m | |
| Arch thickness (vertex) | 60 cm | |
| construction time | 2nd century AD | |
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The Eurymedon Bridge ( Turkish : Oluk Köprü ) is a Roman bridge over the Eurymedon ( Köprüçay ) near the ancient city of Selge in Pisidia (today's Turkey ). It is part of a road connection that winds up from the Pamphylia coastline into the Pisidian hinterland. The bridge, located in a sparsely populated area, crosses the Eurymedon 5 kilometers north of the town of Beşkonak at a lofty height.
The excellently preserved structure, which is still passable today, is 14 meters long and 3.5 meters wide (roadway: 2.5 m). The clear width of the single arch is approx. 7 meters, the thickness of the wedge stones , which are joined together without mortar , is 60 centimeters. Construction technology and the robust construction of the masonry indicate a construction period in the heyday of Selges in the 2nd century AD.
Another old bridge over the Eurymedon is located 42 km downstream at Aspendos .
Individual evidence
literature
- George E. Bean: Turkey's Southern Shore. An Archaeological Guide. Benn, London 1968, p. 139.
- Vittorio Galliazzo: I ponti romani. Volume 2: Catalogo generale. Edizioni Canova, Treviso 1994, ISBN 88-85066-66-6 , pp. 409f. (No. 856).
- Colin O'Connor: Roman Bridges. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1993, ISBN 0-521-39326-4 , p. 126 (No. E25).
