Cendere Bridge
A Single Arch Roman Bridge Built In The Late 2nd Century In Honour Of Emperor Septimius Severus And His Family, With Four Tall Columns, A Long Reconstruction History And A Wild Creek Below. A Free And Quick Stop On The Way To Mount Nemrut · Kahta, Adiyaman
Cendere Bridge is a Roman bridge over the Cendere stream in Adiyaman province, in south-east Turkiye, on the old road between Kahta and the foot of Mount Nemrut. It is traditionally dated to the late 2nd century AD (confirm) and was built by a Roman legion in honour of the emperor Septimius Severus and his family. The single high arch of cut stone spans a ravine, and the roadway is flanked by tall Corinthian columns that once carried inscriptions for the emperor, his wife and his sons, with one column removed in antiquity after a family dispute (confirm the story). Two stone pillars stand on one side and one or two on the other, so the bridge reads as a small monument as well as a crossing. The stream below is clear and green in spring, the hills are bare and brown, and the whole stop takes only a short while. It is free, and it is usually visited on the way to or from the Mount Nemrut summit.
Cendere Bridge, a Roman bridge over the Cendere stream about 15 km north of Kahta on the road to Mount Nemrut in Adiyaman province; coordinates approximate, Kahta, Adiyaman, Turkiye
The bridge is an open public monument with no gate and can be visited at any hour of daylight, though the light is best in the early or late part of the day. It is free to see, and a parking area, a tea stall or a few souvenir sellers may be open from about 08:00 until sunset in the tourist season (confirm). The road toward Mount Nemrut can be closed by snow from late autumn to spring, and the stall season follows the summit season, roughly April to October (confirm). Confirm road conditions locally before a trip in winter.