Kharaba Bridge

Kharaba Bridge
Crosses	Wadi Zeidi
Locale	Close to Bosra, Syria
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Basalt blocks
Width	4.52 m
Longest span	3.8 m
Number of spans	3

The Kharaba Bridge is a Roman bridge in the fertile Hauran region, Syria, close to the ancient city of Bosra.

The bridge crosses the Wadi Zeidi, a tributary of the Yarmuk, 3.5 km northwest of Bosra.^[1] It features three semi-circular arches, each 3.8 m clear, 2.4 m wide piers and a height of 2.5 m to the springing level;^[1] its width is 4.52 m.^[2] At the eastern side exists a small squarish floodway which is supported by a column with capital.^[3] The vaults and the covering are predominantly built with black greenish basalt ashlar; overall, the ancient structure is still in a fairly good condition.^[3]

There are at least two other Roman bridges crossing the Wadi Zeidi: the Gemarrin Bridge and one at At-Tayyibeh.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b O’Connor 1993, p. 131
^ Kissel & Stoll 2000, p. 115
^ ^a ^b Kissel & Stoll 2000, p. 117, Fig. 12
^ Kissel & Stoll 2000, p. 110, Fig. 1b

Sources

Kissel, Theodor; Stoll, Oliver (2000), "Die Brücke bei Nimreh. Ein Zeugnis römischer Verkehrspolitik im Hauran, Syrien", Antike Welt 31 (2): 109–125
O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, pp. 131, ISBN 0-521-39326-4

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