The Saraçhane Bridge also known as the Sultan's Bridge, Şahabettin Paşa–Sultan Mustafa Bridge or Horozlu Köprüsü (Rooster Bridge) is an Ottoman bridge across the Tunca river in Edirne

Edirne

Edirne is a city in Eastern Thrace, the northwestern part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1365 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's new capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of the Edirne...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. The bridge was built in 1451 (H. 855) on the direction of Şahabettin Paşa, the Beylerbey

Beylerbey

Beylerbey is the Ottoman and Safavid title used for the highest rank in the hierarchy of provincial administrators It is in western terms a Governor-general, with authority...

 of Rumelia

Rumelia

Rumelia was an historical region comprising the territories of the Ottoman Empire in Europe...

 in the court of Sultan Murad II

Murad II

Murad II Kodja was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1451 ....

. It is 120 meters long and 5 meters wide, with 11 piers and 12 arches. The bridge was repaired during the reign of Sultan Mustafa II

Mustafa II

Mustafa II Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703.-Life:...

in 1706 (H. 1113).