Editing Side, Turkey (section)

===The aqueduct===

[[File:Aquaeduct at Side 1.JPG|thumb|250px|Aqueduct near Side]]
[[File:Side 1606-043.jpg|thumb|250px|Aqueduct bridge near Oymapinar]]

The [[Roman aqueduct]] dates from 2nd half of the 2nd century AD and is 30 km in length. The aqueduct is special because it has an exceptional number of bridges which are still preserved as well as tunnels. This was because the altitude difference  between source and city is only 36 m, so to make the gradient as high as possible it was necessary to keep the route as straight and short as possible through the hilly terrain, which entailed more expensive bridges (22 in total) and 16 tunnels 100-2260m long.

It was restored in the first half of the 3rd century, financed by Lollianos Bryonianos from Side according to an inscription.

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