Old Bridge, Bučin

Old Bridge
View of the bridge
Coordinates	41°16′40″N 21°18′45″E
Crosses	Crna River
Locale	Bučin
Official name	Bridge on the Crna Reka
Other name(s)	Bučin Bridge
Characteristics
Design	arch bridge
Location

The Old Bridge (Macedonian: Стар мост, Star most) is a stone arch bridge that crosses Crna River in the proximity of the village of Bučin.

The bridge has been left to crumble, even though it was declared as a Cultural Heritage of North Macedonia.[1]

History

In Roman times, this bridge was built on the Crna River. Тhe bridge is considered to be a remain of a former large settlement.[2] It is assumed that sometimes Via Egnatia passed here. Today, right next to the Old Bridge there is a newly built modern bridge.

Architecture

The bridge is an arch bridge and it's built from stone.

Gallery

• 
  The Bridge with the surrounding area
• 
  The new bridge

References

1. "Национален регистар на објекти кои се заштитно културно наследство" [National register of buildings that are protected cultural heritage] (in Macedonian). Ministry of Culture. 2012. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
2. "Античкиот град Алкомена кај селото Бучин, Крушевско" [The Ancient city of Alkomena at the village of Bučin, Kruševo Region] (in Macedonian). Pelagon.mk. October 23, 2018. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2022. Во селото Бучин, на Црна Река се наоѓа и еден стар мост од камен, кој веројатно е остаток од времето на големата градска населба. (trans: In the village of Bučin, on Crna River also is located an old bridge, which probably is a remain of the time of the large city settlement.)