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(Milliyet Newspaper, 13 October 2018)
Justinianus Bridge and its east end abscissa.
In Sakarya's Serdivan district, the Justinianus Bridge, built
in 559 A.D. by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and known
as 'Beşköprü' (five bridges), maintains its aura of mystery.
The bridge is 429 meters long, 10 meters wide, has 12
arches and an 11-meter high/9-meter-wide abscissa at one
end.
Justinianus Bridge is one of the oldest structures still
standing in Turkey and it has been put on the UNESCO
World Heritage List. The bridge was closed to traffic 23
years ago and after a 900-day rehabilitation project it
will be opened again as an 'archeo-park'. An excavation
will hopefully recover parts of the victory arch that,
according to paintings, was located on the west end of
the bridge but which was lost over time.
Nature's caprice took the bridge's water away.
The bridge was originally built over the Sakarya River
but when the river changed course naturally the
function of the bridge was made obsolete. So far,
a half-meter-wide 'column head' bearing a cross
inscribed on it has been recovered and brought to the
Sakarya Museum for examination.
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