Plaka Bridge
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Plaka Bridge (Greek: Γεφύρι της Πλάκας, Gefýri tis Plákas) is a 19th-century stone one-arch bridge in Greece that collapsed during the floods of 1 February 2015, and was rebuilt in 2020.
Plaka Bridge Γεφύρι Πλάκας | |
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Coordinates | 39°27′38″N 21°01′48″E |
Carried | Pedestrian (Footbridge) |
Crossed | Arachthos River |
Locale | Arta and Ioannina, Greece |
Owner | Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports |
Characteristics | |
Material | Stone |
Total length | 61 metres (200 ft) or 75 metres (246 ft) |
Width | 3.20 metres (10.5 ft) |
Height | 21 m (68 ft 11 in) |
No. of spans | 1 |
Piers in water | 2 |
History | |
Opened | 1866; 158 years ago (1866) |
Collapsed | 1860, 1863, 2015 |
Location | |
It is located at the borders of Arta and Ioannina prefectures, above the waters of Arachthos River. Administratively, it belongs to the community of Plaka-Raftaneon.[1] With its arch of 40 metres (130 ft) width and 17.61 m (57 ft 9 in) height,[1] it was the largest one-arch bridge in Greece[2][failed verification] and the Balkans,[3][4] and the third largest one-arch stone bridge in Europe.[5][failed verification] It also had two small auxiliary arches of 6 metres (20 ft) width on its two sides.[6] It was considered "one of the most difficult, single-arch bridges to construct."[4][irrelevant citation]
The bridge was the starting point for rafting and canoeing on Arachthos River.