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'''Mes Bridge''' ({{lang-sq|Ura e Mesit}} "''bridge in the middle''")<ref name="Gloyer">{{Cite book|last=Gloyer|first=Gillian|year=2008|title=Albania|edition=third|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|location=Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=K_trOWbGcbkC&pg=PA160 160]|isbn=978-1-84162-246-0}}</ref> is a [[bridge]] in the village of [[Mes, Albania|Mes]],<ref>There are numerous bridges in Albania named ''Ura e Mesit'' which simply means that they were between towns/villages.{{harvnb|Gloyer|2008|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=K_trOWbGcbkC&pg=PA160 160]}} However, in this case there is a village named "Mes" on the west bank of the Kir, next to the bridge.{{GEOnet2|32FA884CD66B3774E0440003BA962ED3|Mes (Approved)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref> about five kilometres (straight line) northeast of [[Shkodër]], in northwestern [[Albania]]. It was built in the 18th century, around |
'''Mes Bridge''' ({{lang-sq|Ura e Mesit}} "''bridge in the middle''")<ref name="Gloyer">{{Cite book|last=Gloyer|first=Gillian|year=2008|title=Albania|edition=third|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|location=Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=K_trOWbGcbkC&pg=PA160 160]|isbn=978-1-84162-246-0}}</ref> is a [[bridge]] in the village of [[Mes, Albania|Mes]],<ref>There are numerous bridges in Albania named ''Ura e Mesit'' which simply means that they were between towns/villages.{{harvnb|Gloyer|2008|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=K_trOWbGcbkC&pg=PA160 160]}} However, in this case there is a village named "Mes" on the west bank of the Kir, next to the bridge.{{GEOnet2|32FA884CD66B3774E0440003BA962ED3|Mes (Approved)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref> about five kilometres (straight line) northeast of [[Shkodër]], in northwestern [[Albania]]. |
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It was built in the 18th century, around 1770, by [[Kara Mahmud Bushati]], the local [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[pasha]],<ref name="Gloyer" /> and spans the [[Kir River]].<ref name="Arch">{{Cite web|url=http://archaeology.about.com/od/albania/ig/Albania-Archaeology-in-Photos/Ottoman-Bridge--Mes--Albania.htm |title=Archaeology of Albania: Ottoman Bridge, Mes, Albania}}</ref> It is 108m long with 13 arches (originally only the 4 central arches), and represents one of the longest Ottoman bridges in the region.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 June 2012|title=June 1, 2012 (Down and Dirty)|publisher=The Amateur Globetrotter's Guide to the Balkans: Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Corfu, Greece|url=http://theamateurglobetrotter.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/june-1-2012-down-and-dirty/}}</ref> It was built as part of the road that goes up the [[Kir River|Kir Valley]], eventually to [[Pristina]].<ref name="Arch" /> |
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Today the bridge is at risk, having been damaged over time by devastating floods, which have resulted in floodwaters cutting away at the arches on the right side, causing cracking. Urgent repair work is required. |
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Revision as of 19:07, 11 December 2016
Mes Bridge Ura e Mesit | |
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| Coordinates | 42°06′52″N 19°34′30″E / 42.1144°N 19.5749°E |
| Crosses | Kir River |
| Locale | Mes, Albania |
| Official name | Mes Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 108 m (354 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1770 |
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Mes Bridge (Albanian: Ura e Mesit "bridge in the middle")[1] is a bridge in the village of Mes,[2] about five kilometres (straight line) northeast of Shkodër, in northwestern Albania.
It was built in the 18th century, around 1770, by Kara Mahmud Bushati, the local Ottoman pasha,[1] and spans the Kir River.[3] It is 108m long with 13 arches (originally only the 4 central arches), and represents one of the longest Ottoman bridges in the region.[4] It was built as part of the road that goes up the Kir Valley, eventually to Pristina.[3]
Today the bridge is at risk, having been damaged over time by devastating floods, which have resulted in floodwaters cutting away at the arches on the right side, causing cracking. Urgent repair work is required.
Gallery
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Mes Bridge, near Shkodër -
Mes Bridge, 1906
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References
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- ^ a b Gloyer, Gillian (2008). Albania (third ed.). Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 160. ISBN 978-1-84162-246-0.
- ^ There are numerous bridges in Albania named Ura e Mesit which simply means that they were between towns/villages.Gloyer 2008, p. 160 However, in this case there is a village named "Mes" on the west bank of the Kir, next to the bridge.Mes (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ a b "Archaeology of Albania: Ottoman Bridge, Mes, Albania".
- ^ "June 1, 2012 (Down and Dirty)". The Amateur Globetrotter's Guide to the Balkans: Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Corfu, Greece. 1 June 2012.
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