The Malabadi Bridge () is an long, two lane, deck-arch bridge that crosses the

Batman river The Batman River is a major tributary of the Tigris in southeast Turkey. The region along the Batman River is known for its oil fields. Course The river originates in Turkey's Anti-Taurus Mountains (at the Sason and Genç mountains) and flows ...

near Çatakköprü,

Diyarbakır Province Diyarbakır Province (; ; ) is a province and metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey. Its area is 15,101 km2, and its population is 1,804,880 (2022). The provincial capital is the city of Diyarbakır. The Kurdish majority province ...

. The bridge carries the old D.360 state road, as the current highway crosses a newer bridge just south of the two older bridges. Construction of the bridge started in December 1954 and was completed in March 1955, just three and a half months later. With the opening of the bridge, it replaced the historic pointed-arch bridge adjacent to it.

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{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Diyarbakır Province Road bridges in Turkey Bridges completed in 1955 1955 establishments in Turkey Bridges in Diyarbakır