General Information
| Completion: | 1514 |
|---|---|
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Material: |
Masonry bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
| Structure: |
Semi-circular arch bridge |
| Architectural style: |
Ottoman |
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| span | 28 m |
Materials
| arch |
masonry
sandstone |
|---|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Portaikos Bridge (Greek: Γέφυρα Πορταϊκού) is an Ottoman-era stone bridge over the Portaikos River in the Trikala Prefecture, Thessaly, Greece.
The bridge is located on the 22nd kilometer of the Trikala–Arta national road, near the village of Pyli. It was built in 1514 by the Metropolitan of Larissa, Saint Bessarion, and until 1936 it was the only way connecting the Thessalian plain with the settlements of the Pindus mountain chain, through the nearby Porta pass. It remains the second largest pre-20th century bridge in Thessaly to this day.
The bridge consists of a single semi-circular arch with a span of 28 m. The bridge is built of rubble masonry except for the ledge, which is built of hewn sandstone. The bridge retains its original form except for maintenance work over the years, which has included the reconstruction of the parapet.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Portaikos Bridge" and modified on August 6, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20079749 - Published on:
06/08/2020 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
