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Ottoman Bridge, Mes, Albania

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From K. Kris Hirst, About.com

Ottoman Bridge, Mes, Albania

Ottoman Bridge, Mes, Albania

Ed Allie (c) 2003
This structure is an Ottoman period bridge and viaduct at Mes, a village a few kilometers north of Shkodra. Called Ura e Mesit, the bridge was built about 1770 and spans the Kir River. It is over 100 meters long and was built on a very old roadway connecting Shkodra and Kosovo.

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