Stone Bridge (Silifke)
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The Stone Bridge or Silifke Bridge is a historical bridge in Mersin Province, Turkey.
Geography
The bridge is over Göksu River (Calycadnus of the antiquity) in the urban fabric of Silifke district of Mersin Province. It is at the center of Silifke connecting south and north quarters of the city. (Before construction of the ring road, it was also on Turkish state highway D.400 which connects Mersin to Antalya.)
History
The bridge was built by the governor of Silifke L.Octavius Memor on behalf of the Roman emperor Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitianus (who were the next emperors) in AD 77 and 78. The bridge was used by Silifke citizens for about 18 centuries. But by the 19th century it fell into ruins. In 1870, it was restored by Mehmet Ali Pasha, the Ottoman governor of Silifke. The next restoration was in 1972 by the General Directorate of Highways of Turkey[http://www.kenthaber.com/akdeniz/mersin/silifke/Rehber/kopruler/silifke-goksu-koprusu-taskopru-koprusu Kent haber {{in lang|tr}}] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028060311/http://www.kenthaber.com/akdeniz/mersin/silifke/Rehber/kopruler/silifke-goksu-koprusu-taskopru-koprusu |date=2012-10-28 }}
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Category:Transport buildings and structures in Mersin Province
Category:Roman bridges in Turkey
Category:Bridges completed in the 1st century
Category:70s establishments in the Roman Empire
Category:Arch bridges in Turkey
Category:19th-century disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire