Tekgöz Bridge is a historic bridge in Turkey over the Kızılırmak River (the Halys of antiquity), located in Kayseri Province about northwest of Kayseri city, at . Its elevation with respect to sea level is .
According to an inscription on the bridge's stonework, it was commissioned by a certain Hacı Alişir from Kayseri in behalf of Süleyman II (1196–1204), the sultan of Seljuks of Anatolia in 1203.
The bridge has a single main arch, which is the origin of the Turkish name, Tekgöz, meaning "single eye" or "single opening". The bridge also has a smaller auxiliary arch used only in overflow seasons. The total length of the stone bridge is . The main arch has a span of and is tall. The span of the auxiliary arch is and it is tall.Fügen İlter: Osmanlılara kadar Anadolu Türk Köprüleri, Karayolları Yayınları, pp. 101–102
A misconception Evliya Çelebi, the famous Turkish traveller of the 17th century, read the bridge's inscription during his travels through the area; seeing the name Süleyman he incorrectly ascribed the construction to Süleyman the Magnificent, the 16th century sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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