The Saraçhane Bridge (), a.k.a. the Sultan's Bridge, Şahabettin Pashaa–Sultan Mustafa Bridge or Horozlu Köprüsü (Rooster Bridge) is an Ottoman bridge across the Tunca river in

Edirne Edirne (; ), historically known as Orestias, Adrianople, is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the Edirne Province, province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, Edirne was the second c ...

, Turkey. The bridge was built in 1451 ( AH 855) on the direction of Şahabettin Pasha, the

Beylerbey ''Beylerbey'' (, meaning the 'commander of commanders' or 'lord of lords’, sometimes rendered governor-general) was a high rank in the western Islamic world in the late Middle Ages and early modern period, from the Anatolian Seljuks and the I ...

Rumelia Rumelia (; ; ) was a historical region in Southeastern Europe that was administered by the Ottoman Empire, roughly corresponding to the Balkans. In its wider sense, it was used to refer to all Ottoman possessions and Vassal state, vassals in E ...

in the court of Sultan

Murad II Murad II (, ; June 1404 – 3 February 1451) was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1421 to 1444 and from 1446 to 1451. Early life Murad was born in June 1404 to Mehmed I, while the identity of his mother is disputed according to v ...

(r. 1421–44, and then 1446–51). It is long and wide, with 11 piers and 12 arches. The bridge was repaired during the reign of Sultan

Mustafa II Mustafa II (; ''Muṣṭafā-yi sānī''; 6 February 1664 – 29 December 1703) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703. Early life He was born at Edirne Palace on 6 February 1664. He was the son of Sultan Mehmed IV (1648–87 ...

in 1706 (AH 1113).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarachane Bridge Stone bridges in Turkey Ottoman bridges in Turkey Bridges in Edirne Bridges completed in the 15th century Buildings and structures completed in 1451 Transport infrastructure completed in the 1450s Arch bridges in Turkey Bridges over the Tunca 1450s establishments in the Ottoman Empire 1451 establishments in Europe