Damia Bridge

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The Damia Bridge (Hebrew: גשר אדם, Adam Bridge) is a bridge over the Jordan River between the West Bank and Jordan. It is about 30 miles north of Jericho. It is the location of an Israeli border checkpoint.

In the Operation Markolet (known as the Night of the bridges) on the night of the 16th to the 17th of June 1946, the bridge was blown up by Haganah forces.

Nearby, east of the river, is the small mound known as Tell Adamiyeh, which has long been identified as the site of the Biblical City of Adam.