Šeher Ćehaja Bridge ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Šeher-Ćehajina ćuprija'' / Шехер-Ћехајина ћуприја) is a

bridge A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...

which crosses the river

Miljacka The Miljacka ( sr-Cyrl, Миљацка) is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina that passes through Sarajevo. Numerous city bridges have been built to cross it. Characteristics The Miljacka river originates from the confluence of the Paljanska Mi ...

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

. The name can be translated as "Mayor's Bridge" from the Turkish word for

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. During Ottoman rule, 13 bridges were built in Sarajevo; Šeher Ćehaja Bridge is one of the most impressive ones among them. The only written document indicating the year of the erection of the bridge is a transcript of the chronogram in

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, indicating it was built in 994 AH (1585/1586 CE). According to the source, the bridge was constructed by a man named "Alija, known as Hafizadić".Šeher Ćehaja Bridge - Sarajevo
/ref> The Šeher Ćehaja Bridge has been damaged several times: during the

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s of 1619 and 1629, as well as in 1843 when the Miljacka destroyed two pillars during repairs by Mustafa-paša. The bridge was again damaged in 1880. KONS, the national agency that designates national heritage sites, has inscribed the bridge into the List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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* Bridges in Sarajevo Ottoman bridges in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bridges completed in the 16th century Buildings and structures completed in 1586 Transport infrastructure completed in the 1580s Rebuilt buildings and structures in Bosnia and Herzegovina National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina Medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina architecture Bridges over the Miljacka {{BosniaHerzegovina-bridge-struct-stub