{"id":1693,"date":"2026-02-10T13:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mpl.ge\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2026-02-10T13:03:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:03:41","slug":"stone-arch-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mpl.ge\/en\/stone-arch-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Stone Arch Bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Machakhela Valley is notable for its numerous stone arch bridges, attributed to the valley\u2019s economic and strategic importance. The valley was part of a major trade route connecting Tao-Klarjeti and the Black Sea regions. Key remaining bridges include the Tskhemlara, Chkheri, and Chamakheuri bridges.<\/p>\n<p>Tskhemlara Arch Bridge: Located on the Machakhela River, this bridge features a half-circle arch, with the right end embedded in rocky cliffs and the left resting on a constructed support. It dates from the 11th-13th centuries.<\/p>\n<p>Chkheri Bridge: Built over the Chkheriswater River, a tributary of the Machakhela, this bridge has an 8.7-meter long surface with a maximum height of 14 meters.<\/p>\n<p>Chamakheuri Arch Bridge: Built over the Chamakheuri water, this 13-meter-long bridge is believed to have been repaired in the 18th century by local figure Ahmed-aga Khinkiladze.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Machakhela Valley is notable for its numerous stone arch bridges, attributed to the valley\u2019s economic and strategic importance. The valley was part of a major trade route connecting Tao-Klarjeti and the Black Sea regions. Key remaining bridges include the Tskhemlara, Chkheri, and Chamakheuri bridges. Tskhemlara Arch Bridge: Located on the Machakhela River, this bridge [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourist-attractions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mpl.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mpl.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mpl.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpl.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpl.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1693"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpl.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1694,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpl.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\/revisions\/1694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpl.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mpl.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpl.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpl.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}