#Directorate Of Historical Bridges Branch

Historic bridges are under protection

According to the statement made by the Ministry, historical bridges, which are maintained and repaired, are being renewed. The General Directorate of Highways, showing the necessary sensitivity to contribute to the development of conservation awareness, restores the historical bridges inherited from the ancestors and ensures that they are preserved in accordance with their original form. The maintenance, repair and restoration in accordance with the original of 2,474 registered historical bridges belonging to the Ottoman period, mostly in Bosnia and Herzegovina abroad, and 2,474 across Turkey, which are under the scope of the Law on the Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets and undertaken by the General Directorate of Highways, continue successfully. Restoration works of a total of 439 historical bridges have been completed within the scope of the Historical Bridges Branch Directorate. Renovation work continues on 82 historical bridges under the responsibility of the General Directorate of Highways.