History and archaeology / Bridge
Kız Köprüsü (Karaboğaz Bridge)
Ayaş, Ankara
A 1930s bridge on the Ankara–Beypazarı road, in whose construction Sabiha Rıfat (Gürayman) Hanım, one of Turkey's first women civil engineers, took part.
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Its story
The bridge, whose real name is Karaboğaz, was built in the 1930s on the Ankara–Beypazarı highway. Sabiha Rıfat (later Gürayman) Hanım, one of the first two women to graduate from engineering school in 1933, took an active role in its construction. Because of Sabiha Hanım, remembered for this work as 'the first woman engineer to build a bridge in Anatolia', local people named it 'Kız Köprüsü' (the Girl's Bridge). In later years Sabiha Gürayman also worked as chief of inspection on the construction of Anıtkabir. The bridge is a small but meaningful stop in the early engineering history of the Republic.
Key facts
- Built
- 1930s (Culture Inventory: 1936)
- Engineer
- Sabiha Rıfat (Gürayman)
- Admission
- Free
- Visit duration
- 15 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
40.09034, 32.10530
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://kulturenvanteri.com/yer/kiz-koprusu-ayas/ | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabiha_G%C3%BCrayman | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132735490