Kesikköprü Bridge (literally "Broken bridge") is a historical bridge in Central Anatolia,

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. The bridge is situated in

Kırşehir Province Kırşehir Province () is a province in central Turkey, forming part of the Central Anatolia Region. Its area is 6,584 km2, and its population is 244,519 (2022). The average elevation is approximately 985 meters above sea level. The provinci ...

at . It is to the south of the village with the same name and over

Kızılırmak River The Kızılırmak (, Turkish language, Turkish for "Red River"), once known as the Halys River () and Alis River, is the longest river flowing entirely within Turkey. It is a source of hydroelectric power and is not used for navigation. Geogra ...

(Hallys of the antiquity). It is to the north of the

Kesikköprü Dam Kesikköprü Dam is a -tall earthen embankment dam on the Kızılırmak River near Ankara, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Construction on the dam began in 1959 and was finished in 1966. The dam irrigate ...

Its elevation with respect to sea level is and its length is .Social sciences page
/ref> According to the inscription of the bridge on the east side it was constructed by

Kaykaus II Kaykaus ibn Kaykhusraw or Kayka'us II (, , ''ʿIzz ad-Dīn Kaykāwus ibn Kaykhusraw'') was the sultan of the Seljuqs of Rûm from 1246 until 1262. Life Kaykaus was the eldest of three sons of Kaykhusraw II. His mother was Prodoulia, who was a ...

of The

Seljuks of Anatolia The Sultanate of Rum was a culturally Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim state, established over conquered Byzantine territories and peoples (Rum) of Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks following their entry into Anatolia after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. T ...

in 1248. Although the original material is limestone in a later restoration, other types of stones were used. The bridge is an arch type bridge with 13 arches. The feet under the arches are supported by triangular bulges.Fügen İlter:''Osmanlılara kadar Türk Köprüleri'', Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü, 1978, p.167-9 Although it is still standing the road now passes over a modern bridge constructed about to the west.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kesikköprü Bridges in Turkey Buildings and structures in Kırşehir Province Bridges over the Kızılırmak