Eurymedon Bridge (Selge)

37.19197331.181033Koordinaten: 37 ° 11 ' 31.1 "N, 31 ° 10' 51.7 " E

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Eurymedon ( Köprüçay )

The Eurymedonbrücke (Turkish: Oluk Köprü ) is a Roman bridge over the Eurymedon ( Köprüçay ) at the ancient city of Selge in Pisidia ( modern Turkey ). It belongs to a street compound that winds up from the coastline Pamphylia in the Pisidian hinterland. Located in sparsely populated areas bridge crosses the Eurymedon 5 km north of the town Beskonak up in the air.

The building is well-preserved 14 meters long and 3.5 meters wide ( track: 2.5 m). The clear width of the single arc is approximately 7 meters, the thickness of the assembled without mortar voussoirs 60 centimeters. Construction technology and the robust design of the masonry indicate a construction period in the heyday Selges in the 2nd century AD.

42 km downstream is located at Aspendos another old bridge over the Eurymedon.