Yeni Imaret Bridge

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

The bridge has six arches, and was constructed between 1484-88 by the architect Hayreddin while he was constructing the Bayezid II Complex for the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II (r. 1481–1512).

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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