Structures engineered to carry a road, railway or path across a river, strait, valley or other obstacle, spanning the suspension, cantilever and other major bridge engineering forms. Belongs here: any named bridge of historical or engineering significance. Does not belong here: tunnels, which cross an obstacle by going under or through it rather than over it, or the waterway or valley a bridge spans, which belongs to Geography.
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The corbel arch bridge was constructed during the Mycenaean Period in a typical Cyclopean style contemporary to the Late Helladic period (III) (ca. 1300-1190 BC).
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