Clandras Bridge
Clandras Bridge is a historical bridge from the Phrygian period, located in the Karahallı district of Uşak province. The bridge was built over Banaz Stream about 2500 years ago. The two ends of the bridge sit on the half of the mountain rocks. It is 24 meters long, 17 meters deep, and 1.75 meters wide. The faces of the stones were engraved with pencils and the large stones of the arches were firmly clamped together with a mortise. The belt is in the form of a pulley.
The bridge was built with the thrust technique on a fixed rock consisting of two main bodies, which are called elephant feet. There is no trace of what it was used for. However, due to the movement of one of the keystones, it has been repaired with concrete in recent years and lost its originality.
Next to the bridge is the Karahallı Power Plant. The water discharged from the power plant is poured from the side of the bridge from a height of 17 meters through a concrete channel.
Clandras Bridge and its surroundings are an important promenade for the region.
Karahallı was occupied by the Greeks on 28 August 1920 and was liberated from the enemy occupation on 2 September 1922. The Clandras Festival is held here every year on September 2, the date of liberation from the enemy occupation in the region. This festival is also known as the “Weaving Festival”.
