Meriç Bridge ( tr, Meriç Köprüsü), ''Yeni Köprü'', meaning New Bridge or Mecidiye Bridge, after Sultan Abdülmecid I, is a historic
Ottoman bridge in
Edirne
Edirne (, ), formerly known as Adrianople or Hadrianopolis (Greek: Άδριανούπολις), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, ...
(formerly Adrianople), Turkey. It crosses the
Meriç river,
carrying the state road .
Construction of the bridge began under the Ottoman sultan
Mahmud II
Mahmud II ( ota, محمود ثانى, Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî, tr, II. Mahmud; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839.
His reign is recognized for the extensive administrative, ...
(r. 1808–1839), and was completed in 1843 by his successor
Abdülmecid I
Abdulmejid I ( ota, عبد المجيد اول, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i evvel, tr, I. Abdülmecid; 25 April 182325 June 1861) was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. His reign was notable for the r ...
(r. 1839–1861). The and bridge has twelve arches.
References
External links
* https://www.academia.edu/23674853/Edirne_Taş_Köprüleri_Edirne_Stone_Bridges
Ottoman bridges in Turkey
Arch bridges in Turkey
Bridges in Edirne
Bridges completed in 1843
Road bridges in Turkey
Bridges over the Meriç
Tourist attractions in Edirne
1843 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
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