Gobatit Bridge

  • Also Known As: Gobate Bridge
  • Also Known As: Gobatit Dldy, Vaulted Bridge
  • Also Known As: Portuguese Bridge

  • Address: A3 Hwy
  • Vicinity: S of Enfraz, 300 m (1,000 ft) NE of A3 Hwy over river
  • Type: Arch Bridge
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Structure

Gobatit Bridge is a masonry arch bridge that spans a river, 300 meters northeast of the A3 highway, south of Enfraz in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. The single arch limestone bridge, maybe the first stone bridge in Ethiopia, was erected when Castle of Guzara was constructed by Emperor Sertse Dingil. - AsNotedIn


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1580/00/00 Gobatit Bridge is built in the same year that the Castle of Guzara is erected for Emperor Sertse Dingil.

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Particulars for Gobatit Bridge:
Bridge Type Arch Bridge
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Structure type Bridge
Area of Significance Engineering
Construction Attribute Masonry
Historic Use Road-related
Sight Category Structure




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