Arkadiko Bridge (Kazarma Bridge) in Arkadiko, Argolis, Greece, dating to the Greek Bronze Age, is one of the oldest arch bridges still in existence and use today and the oldest preserved bridge in Europe. Built in the late Late Helladic III (ca. 1300–1190 BC), the bridge is still used by the locals
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The corbel arch bridge belonged in Mycenaean times to a highway between the two cities, which formed part of a wider military road network. It has a culvert span of ca. 1 m and is made in the typical Mycenaean manner of Cyclopean stones. The structure is 22 metres (72 ft) long, 5.60 metres (18.4 ft) wide at the base and 4 metres (13 ft) high. The width of the roadway atop is about 2.50 metres (8 ft 2 in). The sophisticated layout of the bridge and the road indicate that they were specifically constructed for use by chariots.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkadiko_Bridge
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That’s honestly very sturdy bridge, I’m pretty sure you could drive a tank over it without issues.
“I have a feeling this needs to be done with care. Maybe this will remain in use for more than three thousand years, who knows?”
They built stuff to last back in the Bronze Age.
That name sounds very basque. Coincidence? Yes!
I doubt that it’s 1300BC because there’s no way to prove that thia bridge is so old. It could have been made by a farmer 50 years ago.
[Posted less than a month ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/q6hyog/oldest_bridge_in_europe_still_standing_today_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf).
It must have been made by aliens.
Was there a river or something, why a need to build such a bridge over a little dent?