Constantine's Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°12′15″N28°26′29″E / 40.20417°N 28.44139°E /40.20417; 28.44139 |
| Crosses | Rhyndacus (Adırnas Çayı) |
| Locale | Mysia,Turkey |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| History | |
| Construction end | After 258 AD |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Constantine's Bridge | |
Constantine's Bridge was alate antique bridge inMysia, modern-dayTurkey.
The structure, built some time after 258 AD, crossed the riverRhyndacus (modernAdırnas Çayı) atLopadium (modernUluabat).[1] It was crowned inByzantine times by achapel dedicated bySaint Helena toemperorConstantine I (r. 324–337 AD).[1] Only few remains have survived: at the beginning of the 20th century, theEnglish archaeologistFrederick William Hasluck reported no arch as complete, and only a few ruined piers on the north bank. The masonry consisted ofashlar-faced rubble.[1]
Apart from Constantine's Bridge, other remarkably well preservedRoman bridges have survived in Mysia, known by the rivers they cross as theMakestos Bridge, theAesepus Bridge and theWhite Bridge over theGranicus.
