Nasrullah Bridge

41°22′39″N 33°46′35″E / 41.37750°N 33.77639°E / 41.37750; 33.77639CrossesKaraçomak CreekLocaleKastamonu, TurkeyOther name(s)"Hunchback Bridge" (Turkish: Kambur Köprü)Named forKadı NasrullahCharacteristicsDesignArch bridgeMaterialStoneTotal length40 m (130 ft) (originally)Width4 m (13 ft)Piers in water1HistoryConstruction end1501StatisticsDaily trafficPedestrianLocation

Nasrullah Bridge, also known locally as the Hunchback Bridge, (Turkish: Nasrullah Köprüsü or Kambur Köprü) is a 16th-century stone arch bridge in Kastamonu, Turkey.

The bridge is located in the city center over Karaçomak Creek, a tributary of Gökırmak, connecting western and eastern parts of the city.^[1] Nasrullah Mosque is to the west and the Kastamonu Governor's Office is to the east. It was endowed as a waqf in 1501 by Kadı Nasrullah, who was a judge in the Ottoman Empire.^[1]

The ashlar-constructed bridge had originally five arches. It was 40 m (130 ft) long and 4 m (13 ft) wide. The main arch span was 12.0 m (39.4 ft) and the others 8.5 m (28 ft) in length.^[1] It underwent three major reparations, the last two times in 1709 and in 1946. During the last reparation, a staircase was added to each end of the bridge when the west-most one arch and the east-most two arches were ripped off. Today, the bridge has two arches only.^[1] The two original stone alms pots and the curbstones on the bridge are still preserved.^[2] Due to its unusual appearance, it is dubbed by the citizens the Hunchback Bridge (Turkish: Kambur Köprü).^[2]

The Minister of Forestry Veysel Eroğlu announced in 2016 that the bridge will be reconstructed to its original form.^[3]

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