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Malabadi Bridge (1955)

Coordinates: 39°09′13″N 41°12′13″E / 39.15361°N 41.20361°E / 39.15361; 41.20361
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Malabadi Bridge

Malabadi Köprüsü
Coordinates39°09′13″N 41°12′13″E / 39.15361°N 41.20361°E / 39.15361; 41.20361
Carries2 lanes of the old D.360 road.
CrossesBatman river
Characteristics
Longest span87.6 m (287 ft)
History
DesignerOrhan Büyükalp
Construction startDecember 1954
OpenedMarch 1955
ReplacesMalabadi Bridge
Location
Map
Malabadi Bridge 2.jpg

The Malabadi Bridge (Turkish: Malabadi Köprüsü) is an 87.6 m (287 ft) long, two lane, deck-arch bridge that crosses the Batman river near Çatakköprü, Diyarbakır Province. The bridge carries the old D.360 state road, as the current highway crosses a newer bridge just south of the two older bridges.

Construction of the bridge started in December 1954 and was completed in March 1955, just three and a half months later. With the opening of the bridge, it replaced the historic pointed-arch bridge adjacent to it.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Malabadi Beton Köprüsü" [Malabadi Concrete Bridge] (in Turkish). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.