Arkadiko Bridge, one of the oldest bridges in the world

Arkadiko Bridge

Yes it is, Arkadiko Bridge is one of the oldest bridges in use in the world. The Mycenaean civilization disappeared a long time ago but this wonder has survived it exalting its glory.

the bridge is in the Peloponnese y It was built in the Bronze Age of Greece. We find it near the modern road that connects Epidauros with Tiyrns and it is an arched bridge that at the time was part of a military road network much older. It has an arc of about one meter and it is built with huge stones.

the bridge It is 22 meters long, just over five and a half wide at the base and about four meters high. It is known from these characteristics that it was built specifically to be used by cars and floats and it has been dated as belonging to the period between 1300 and 1900 BC. And yes, it is still in use.

At least the people who live nearby continue to use it and it has stood the test of centuries, so you have to take your hat off for its builders. They left three more bridges in the Arkadiko area, all bridges from the same era that served to link the two cities and a couple also still in use.

How wonderful that such an old bridge is still standing and is still being crossed by human beings!


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