The historical monument Kemerov Bridge in Rhodopes mountain
Article published from BIA on 2009-12-11 00:10:00Category: Culture in The Rhodopes
Kemerov Bridge is also called Roman, since some research workers date it back to the Roman times. It is located in the Rhodopi mountain, near the town of Devin.
The bridge`s arc is an ideal semi-circle, which is where the name of the bridge comes from - kemerov means arc-like. It is made of perfectly arranged river stones, without any plaster or other binding material.
The tall part of the bridge`s arc stands on only a few half-processed rectangular stones. In ancient times, an important road, connecting the Thracian land and Thessalonike used to pass through the bridge.
To the north of it, one can still see the traces of a stone Roman road, which centuries ago connected Philipopolus and the Aegean ports. Until 1912, the bridge was a border line - its western half was Bulgarian, and the eastern - Turkish.
Nowadays, it is a historical monument of culture.
The bridge`s arc is an ideal semi-circle, which is where the name of the bridge comes from - kemerov means arc-like. It is made of perfectly arranged river stones, without any plaster or other binding material.
The tall part of the bridge`s arc stands on only a few half-processed rectangular stones. In ancient times, an important road, connecting the Thracian land and Thessalonike used to pass through the bridge.
To the north of it, one can still see the traces of a stone Roman road, which centuries ago connected Philipopolus and the Aegean ports. Until 1912, the bridge was a border line - its western half was Bulgarian, and the eastern - Turkish.
Nowadays, it is a historical monument of culture.
