Theogefyro was a natural arc bridge over the

Thyamis The Thyamis ( el, Θύαμις), also known as Glykys (Γλυκύς) or Kalamas (Καλαμάς), is a river in the Epirus region of Greece. It flows into the Ionian Sea. It is long, and its drainage area is about , over 99% of which on Greek te ...

River in

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. It was located inside the

Zitsa Zitsa ( el, Ζίτσα) is a village and a municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Eleousa. The municipality has an area of 565.566 km2, the municipal unit 65.868 km2, the c ...

municipality, in

Ioannina Ioannina ( el, Ιωάννινα ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in north-western Greece. According to the 2011 census, the c ...

prefecture. It was a natural monument and one of the most famous landmarks of Epirus. The natural bridge collapsed on 8 February 2018, due to intense rainfall.

The bridge

The bridge was located over the

river or Kalamas. It was a creation of the nature, since the waters of the Thyamis dug the inferior rocks, leaving intact the superior rocks and creating the natural arc bridge. The bridge was 3 meters width and 4 meters height. For many years, it helped the road communications of this area. The late years, the area had been declared as archaeological site and natural monument. The bridge collapsed on 8 February 2018 due to the intense rainfall.

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