Yalnızgöz Bridge

Yalnızgöz Bridge Yalnızgöz Köprüsü
Yalnızgöz Bridge over the Tunca in Edirne.
Coordinates	41°40′58″N 26°32′48″E / 41.68276°N 26.54665°E / 41.68276; 26.54665Coordinates: 41°40′58″N 26°32′48″E / 41.68276°N 26.54665°E / 41.68276; 26.54665
Crosses	Meriç
Locale	Edirne, Turkey
Other name(s)	Bridge)
Characteristics
Material	Stone
Number of spans	1
Yalnızgöz Bridge Location of Yalnızgöz Bridge in Turkey

Yalnızgöz Bridge (Turkish: Yalnızgöz Köprüsü) is a historic Ottoman bridge in Edirne, Turkey. It crosses the Tunca.^[1]

The bridge is a single span constructed during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Selim II (r. 1566-1574). Yalnızgöz means "lone arch". It connects together with Bayezid II Bridge the Bayezid II Külliye Health Museum with the city.

References

↑ Ottoman Architecture, John Freely, page 87, 2011

Ottoman Architecture, John Freely, page 87, 2011

Bridges in Turkey

Abdal Bridge Akköprü Altıgöz Bridge Aspendos (Eurymedon) Bridge Atatürk Bridge Birecik Bridge Boğaziçi Bridge Demirköprü Dicle Bridge Fatih Bridge Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge Fırtına River bridges Galata Bridge Gazi Mihal Bridge Golden Horn Metro Bridge Haliç Bridge Hasankeyf Old Bridge İzmit Bay Bridge Kanuni Bridge Kanuni Sultan Suleiman Bridge Kemerarası Bridge Kömürhan Bridge Malabadi Bridge Meriç Bridge Misis Bridge Nissibi Euphrates Bridge Penkalas Bridge Saraçhane Bridge Severan Bridge Silifke Bridge Selge (Eurymedon) Bridge Taşköprü Uzunköprü Varda Bridge Yalnızgöz Bridge Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge Yeni Imaret Bridge

Bridges in italic are under construction

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