Çobandede Bridge

Çabandede Bridge
Çobandede Köprüsü
Çaobanded Bridge
Coordinates 39°58′13″N 41°53′18″E / 39.97028°N 41.88833°E / 39.97028; 41.88833Coordinates: 39°58′13″N 41°53′18″E / 39.97028°N 41.88833°E / 39.97028; 41.88833
Crosses Aras River
Locale Erzurum Province, Turkey
Characteristics
Material Stone
Total length 130 m (430 ft)
No. of spans 6
History
Constructed by Chupan (?)
Construction end 1289
Çabandede Bridge
Location in Turkey

Çobandede Bridge (Turkish: Çobandede Köprüsü, also called Çoban Bridge) is a historical bridge in Turkey.

Location

The bridge is at 39°58′13″N 41°53′18″E / 39.97028°N 41.88833°E / 39.97028; 41.88833 to the east of Köprüköy ilçe (district) of Erzurum Province. (Köprüköy, literally "bridge ville" is named after the bridge). The bridge is situated at the point where two tributaries of Aras River meet. It is on the road from Erzurum to Muş. Currently Çobandede Bridge is out of service and the Turkish state highway D-955 is over a parallel bridge about 500 metres (1,600 ft) east of Çobandede Bridge.

History

The inscription of the bridge is almost damaged. But according to researchers, it was constructed during the Mongol occupation of Anatolia towards the end of the 13th century. [1]According to one view, up to 1271 flood, there was an ancient bridge near Çobandede Bridge.Thus Çobandedde Bridge was constructed later than 1271. In a barely readable part of the inscription there is a date which corresponds to 1289.[2] This date is in accordance with the name of the bridge. Because towards the conclusion of the 13th century, Ilkhanid authority in Anatolia was represented by Mongol general Chupan (called Emir Çoban in Turkish).

Technical details

The building material is cut stone with three different colors (black, red and gray). The total length of the bridge is 130 metres (430 ft). In the original design the bridge had seven arches. But one of the arches is now buried underground. Currently the width of the six remaining arches are; 11.50 metres (37.7 ft), 13 metres (43 ft),14.50 metres (47.6 ft), 15.50 metres (50.9 ft), 15.50 metres (50.9 ft) and 15.50 metres (50.9 ft)[2] There are eight chambers in the abutments [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Historical Bridges page by Prof. Gülsüm Tanyeli (in Turkish)
  2. 1 2 Fügen İlter: Osmanlılara kadar Anadolu Türk Köprüleri, Karayolları Yayınları, pp.191-192
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