Meriç Bridge Explained

Meriç Bridge
Native Name:Meriç Köprüsü
Coordinates:41.6633°N 26.5521°W
Crosses:Meriç
Locale:Edirne, Turkey
Other Name:Yeni Köprü (New Bridge)
Mecidiye Köprüsü (Mecidiye Bridge)
Material:Stone
Length:263m (863feet)
Width:7m (23feet)
Number Spans:12
Complete:1843

Meriç Bridge (Turkish: Meriç Köprüsü), Yeni Köprü, meaning New Bridge or Mecidiye Bridge, after Sultan Abdülmecid I, is a historic Ottoman bridge in Edirne (formerly Adrianople), Turkey. It crosses the Meriç river, formerly carrying the state road, connecting border gate through Karaağaç to Edirne. It has since been bypassed by Dr. Mehmet Müezzinoğlu Bridge.

Construction of the bridge began under the Ottoman sultan Mahmud II (r. 1808–1839), and was completed in 1843 by his successor Abdülmecid I (r. 1839–1861). The 263adj=midNaNadj=mid and 7adj=midNaNadj=mid bridge has twelve arches.

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