Arkadiko Bridge

The Arkadiko Bridge or Kazarma Bridge is a Mycenaean bridge near the modern road from Tiryns to Epidauros in Argolis on the Peloponnese, Greece [1]. The stone crossing, which is dated to the Greek Bronze Age, is one of the oldest crossable arch bridges still in existence [1]. The corbel arch bridge was constructed during the Mycenaean Period in a typical Cyclopean style contemporary to the Late Helladic period (ca. 1300–1190 BC) [1]. The bridge, which is 22 m long, 5.60 m wide at the base and 4 m high, spans a 1-metre culvert [1]. The width of the roadway is about 2.50 metres [1]. Arkadiko Bridge was part of a military highway between the two cities of Tiryns to Epidauros which formed part of a wider Hellenic road network [1]. The sophisticated layout of the bridge and the alignment of the road indicate that the bridge could be used by chariots [1]. The Arkadiko Bridge is one of four known Mycenaean corbel arch bridges near Arkadiko in Argolis [1].