Irgandı Bridge
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Irgandı Bridge Irgandı Köprüsü | |
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 Irgandı bridge in Bursa, Turkey | |
| Coordinates | 40°10′54″N 29°04′16″E / 40.1818°N 29.0710°E |
| Crosses | Gökdere |
| Locale | Bursa, Turkey |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Width | 11 m (36 ft) |
| History | |
| Architect | Timurtaş |
| Construction end | 1442 |
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Irgandı Bridge (Turkish: Irgandı Köprüsü) is an historical bridge in Bursa, Turkey. The bridge is over Gökdere, a tributary of Nilüfer River at 40°10′56″N 29°04′19″E / 40.18222°N 29.07194°E.[1] It is between Osmangazi (northwest) and Yıldırım (southeast), two second level municipalities of Greater Bursa [2]
The bridge was commissioned by Müslihiddin, a merchant, in 1442, and it was likely designed by Timurtaş.[2] It was damaged in the 1855 Bursa earthquake. In 1922, during the Turkish War of Independence, it was bombed by the Hellenic Army, retreating from its occupation of Bursa. It remained closed to traffic until it was reconstructed, with minor modifications, in 1949. Another restoration took place in 2004.
