Arapsu Bridge

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Arapsu -Bach

The Arapsu Bridge is a Roman arch bridge in Antalya ( Turkey). The pedestrian crossing in good condition is 5-6 km west of the center in Arapsuyu district at the foot of an ancient settlement mound, which is associated with the ancient city of Olbia.

Classification of arch form

The keystone design stands today because of an approximately 100 m downhill weir built deep in the waters of the Arapsu - Bach, which complicates the accurate determination of its arc shape. Bean has the - towards the pointed arch, which might point to a post-classical building - albeit slightly marked. O'Connor assigns the building, however, as a Roman segmental arch bridge, a, can be found for which obtained in the neighboring province of Lycia examples such as the Limyra Bridge.