Meriç Bridge Meriç Köprüsü | |
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 Meriç Bridge over theMeriç in Edirne. | |
| Coordinates | 41°39′48″N26°33′08″E / 41.66326°N 26.55210°E /41.66326; 26.55210 |
| Crosses | Meriç |
| Locale | Edirne, Turkey |
| Other name(s) | Yeni Köprü (New Bridge) Mecidiye Köprüsü (Mecidiye Bridge) |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Width | 7 m (23 ft) |
| No. of spans | 12 |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1843 |
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Meriç Bridge (Turkish:Meriç Köprüsü),a.k.a.Yeni Köprü, meaningNew Bridge orMecidiye Bridge, after Sultan Abdülmecid I, is a historicOttoman bridge inEdirne (formerly Adrianople), Turkey. It crosses theMeriç river,[1] formerly carrying the state road
D.100, connectingPazarkule [tr] border gate throughKaraağaç toEdirne. It has since been bypassed by Dr. Mehmet Müezzinoğlu Bridge.
Construction of the bridge began under the Ottoman sultanMahmud II (r. 1808–1839), and was completed in 1843 by his successorAbdülmecid I (r. 1839–1861). The 263-metre-long (863 ft) and 7-metre-wide (23 ft) bridge has twelve arches.[1]
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