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| Gemarrin Bridge | |
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| Carries | Roman road to As-Suwayda |
| Crosses | Wadi Zeidi |
| Locale | Close to Bosra, Syria |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Basalt blocks |
| Number of spans | 3 |
 Gemarrin Bridge
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The Bridge of Gemarrin is a Roman bridge in the vicinity of the ancient city of Bosra, southern Syria. The bridge, which belonged to the Roman road to Soada Dionysias (As-Suwayda), crossed the Wadi Zeidi some kilometers north of Bosra.[1]
Today, the structure presents itself essentially as an arch skeleton: while the three semi-circular arches, made from local basalt, are still extant, the roadway and the fill have been removed to expose the top of the arch vaults.[2] Obliquely running embankments on both sides of the wadi force the water in the river bed under the bridge.[3]
At least two other Roman bridges over the Wadi Zeidi, the Kharaba Bridge and the one At-Tayyibeh, have survived to this day.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Kissel & Stoll 2000, p. 110, Fig. 1b
- ^ Kissel & Stoll 2000, p. 116, Fig. 11
- ^ Kissel & Stoll 2000, p. 117
[edit] Sources
- Kissel, Theodor; Stoll, Oliver (2000), "Die Brücke bei Nimreh. Ein Zeugnis römischer Verkehrspolitik im Hauran, Syrien", Antike Welt 31 (2): 109–125
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[edit] External links
Media related to Gemarrin Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 32°32′57.8″N 36°29′45.7″E / 32.549389°N 36.496028°E
