Historic Bridges

Historic Bridges

There is a significant number of bridges in Bosnia & Herzegovina that are of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest, most from the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian time. Architecturally significant Ottoman style bridges were mostly built between the 15th and 16th centuries and are authentic architectural masterpieces, some of them on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. These bridges are remarkable due to their massive pillars, pointed arches, cornices, buttresses, and the circular and polygonal structural openings. Latin Bridge in Sarajevo is famous as the site where Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in 1914, the immediate cause for World War I.

The most prominent bridges are:

• Mostar Old Bridge (1567) (UNESCO World Heritage List)

• Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad (1577) (UNESCO World Heritage List)

• Old Stone Bridge in Konjic (1683)
• Arslanagić bridge in Trebinje (1574)
• Crooked Bridge (Kriva Ćuprija) in Mostar (1566)
• Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge in Sarajevo (1586)
• Latin Bridge in Sarajevo (1565)
• Goat’s Bridge in Sarajevo (16th century)
• Roman bridge at Ilidža (16th century) – built from the leftover stone of an old Roman bridge that stood in the same location centuries before
• Skenderija Bridge in Sarajevo (1893) – Designed by Gustave Eiffel

Historic Bridges

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Mostar Old Bridge

Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad

Old Stone Bridge in Konjic

Arslanagić bridge in Trebinje

Crooked Bridge (Kriva Ćuprija) in Mostar

Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge in Sarajevo

Latin Bridge in Sarajevo

Roman bridge at Ilidža

Goat’s Bridge in Sarajevo

Skenderija Bridge in Sarajevo