Damiya Roman Bridge

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: B. Isaac

Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Nov 04, 2024 08:43 AM — History

Sited at an ancient crossing-point over the river Jordan, between Neapolis and Philadelpheia, a Roman-era bridge is thought to have been one of many. The modern bridge and its antecedents are often referred to as the "Damia Bridge".

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/689324

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
32.10271825, 35.53513115

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Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of modern Damia Bridge (AD 1900 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Associated Modern Names:
- Damiyah Bridge (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- גשר אדם (Gesher Adam: Modern Hebrew, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Jisr Damiya (Arabic, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- جسر الدامية (Jisr ed-Damiye: Arabic, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Prince Muhammad Bridge (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Damiya Roman Bridge makes connections with:

Damiya Roman Bridge crosses Iordanes (river) (unspecified date range)

Damiya Roman Bridge receives connections from:

None

Place type:
bridge

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 70 H1

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Jisr Damiya, over R. Jordan, between Neapolis and Philadelpheia

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Suggested citation:
B. Isaac, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Damiya Roman Bridge: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/689324> [accessed: 15 March 2025]

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