Malabadi Bridge (1955)
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Malabadi Bridge Malabadi Köprüsü | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°09′13″N 41°12′13″E / 39.15361°N 41.20361°E |
| Carries | 2 lanes of the old  D.360 road. |
| Crosses | Batman river |
| Characteristics | |
| Longest span | 87.6 m (287 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Orhan Büyükalp |
| Construction start | December 1954 |
| Opened | March 1955 |
| Replaces | Malabadi Bridge |
| Location | |
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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]
