Severan Bridge
Severan Bridge | |
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Severan Bridge with the columns of Roman Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus and his second wife Julia Domna seen from the south. | |
| Coordinates | 37°55′58″N 38°36′31″E / 37.9328°N 38.6085°E |
| Carries | Road traffic and pedestrians |
| Crosses | Chabinas Creek (Cendere Çayı) |
| Locale | Between Kahta and Sincik in Adıyaman Province, Turkey |
| Official name | Cendere Köprüsü |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Simple, unadorned, single majestic arch |
| Total length | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Width | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Longest span | 34.2 m (112 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction end | c200 |
| Location | |
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The Severan Bridge (also known as Chabinas Bridge or Cendere Bridge or Septimius Severus Bridge; Turkish: Cendere Köprüsü) is a late Roman bridge located near the ancient city of Arsameia (today Eskikale), 55 km (34 mi) north east of Adıyaman in southeastern Turkey. It spans the Cendere Çayı (Chabinas Creek), a tributary of Kâhta Creek, on provincial road 02-03 from Kâhta to Sincik in Adıyaman Province. This bridge was described and pictured in 1883 by archeologists Osman Hamdi Bey and Osgan Efendi. It has a photo and description in David George Hogarth's Wandering Scholar.