The cendere Bridge

The cendere Bridge
Cendere creek the encient chabinas joins Kahta (The Nymphaios) one of the tributaries ıf

Fırat ( Euphrates).
These majestic bridge spanning the

Cendere creek also called by the same

name is literally a masterpiece of

architecture an ona of the most well-preserved

bridges of Roman times and is still in use.

Until recently there was no restriction on the

weight and the kind of vehicles over 18 ton and tracked ones is put up.
The bridge was erected where the creek narrows

down to 30 meters.It is 7 meters wide and 120 meters long.

Its two spans are based on the rocks on either side of the river.

The main arch is made up of 92 blocks each weighing many tons.

At the very centre which is also the highest point on the bridge is the hey stone.

There is a smaller arch next to the main arch to let the excess

water through which is likelly to flow in some seasons.