Yeni Köprü Bridge

Yeni Köprü Bridge Yeni Köprü meaning New Bridge in Turkish, is a historical Ottoman bridge in Edirne, Turkey, it crosses the Meriç.^[1]

History

The bridge has twelve arches. It was begun under the Ottoman sultan Mahmud II (1808–1839) and completed in 1843 by his successor Abdülmecid.

References

• Ottoman Architecture, John Freely, page 87, 2011

Bridges in Turkey Akköprü Aspendos (Eurymedon) Bridge Atatürk Bridge Birecik Bridge Boğaziçi Bridge Demirköprü Dicle Bridge Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge Fırtına River bridges Galata Bridge Golden Horn Metro Bridge Haliç Bridge Hasankeyf Old Bridge İzmit Bay Bridge Kanuni Bridge Kemerarası Bridge Kömürhan Bridge Malabadi Bridge Misis Bridge Nissibi Euphrates Bridge Penkalas Bridge Saraçhane Bridge Severan Bridge Silifke Bridge Selge (Eurymedon) Bridge Taşköprü Uzunköprü Varda Bridge Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge Bridges in italic are under construction