German / Varda Bridge

The German bridge, the Berlin-Baghdad-Hijaz Railway, was built by the Germans in the early 1900s as an important bridge between the West and the East, replacing the silk road in history. In 1888, II. With the contract signed by Abdulhamit and the German Emperor Kaiser Willhem, the construction of the Baghdad railway was given to the Germans.
In the type of masonry bridge, 3 main spans are built on 4 main pillars. Its length is 172 m. The midfoot height from the ground is 99 m. The bridge piers are steel support type and the outer covering is made with stone masonry technique. The beginning of the construction year is 1907, the end date is 1912. There are maintenance ladders inside the four pillars for the maintenance of the bridge piers.
The railway on the bridge is arranged with a 1220 m radius curve. The amount of revolution here is 47 mm at 85 km/h. During the 5-year construction period, 21 workers and a German engineer died for various reasons.