Arkadiko Bridge

The bridges of Arkadiko are three buildings from the Mycenaean era, on the road of Nafplio in the Peloponnese after Lygourio in the city Arkadiko. They are the oldest surviving bridges in Greece and were part of a road that (about 1340-1200 BC) Mycenaean centers joined in Späthelladikum IIIB with the port of Palea Epidavros. The road was so broad that they could be driven chariots. This has made it possible to move troops quickly. You can see (counting from Nafplio ) In the first bridge particularly clear how wide was the road. The second bridge, an arch bridge near the village of Kazarma is clearly visible from the street, the third ( accessible from the village Arkadiko ) is the most poorly preserved. The arch construction of bridges corresponding to the applied in Mycenae and Tiryns technology.