Peyia Bridge
Though they look the most fascinating, there isn't a lot to say about the pipework. So lets examine the arches more closely.
Through The Arched Window
These are of the more traditional variety you would expect to find in a bridge.
Erosion
Looking up reveals cracks between the blocks though. It is hard to imagine so much rain that the river swells to the extent that erosion is possible, but sometimes in Cyprus, when we have a wet winter, it is really, really wet.
Missing Link
A few of the bricks have fallen from the roof. This leads weight to my theory that the pipes were added later to support other arches. That is pure speculation on my part though.
One More Shot
So well done Peyia! You win the prize for most eccentric bridge in Cyprus. Now if somebody could provide us with any history on the bridge we will be more than happy to update the article and tell its full story.
--- UPDATE! ---
Just had a message from a Mr Nikolas Stavris:
Hello, just wanted to provide some more information regarding your recent article about the bridge in Peyia.
The part of the bridge with the tubes collapsed in 1969 because of a flood - sounds ridiculous now but as my father tells it that year there was so much rain that the river actually overflowed the bridge. Afterwards there was some hasty reconstruction done - hence the tubes.
Before the destruction the bridge had 6 arches in total, that's why the locals still call it "εξακάμαρον (exakamaron)" - literally "six arches".
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