What is Old Bridge, Svilengrad?
{{Infobox bridge |image=Mustafa Pasha Bridge, Svilengrad - 4.jpg |bridge_name=The Old Bridge |native_name=Старият мост |native_name_lang=bg |locale=[[Svilengrad]], [[Bulgaria]] |carries=Traffic, pedestrians |crosses=[[Maritsa]] river |open=1529 |design=[[Arch bridge]] |spans=20 or 21<ref name=pob/><ref name=btravel/> |mainspan=18 m |length=295 m |width=6 m |designer=[[Mimar Sinan]] |builder=[[Çoban Mustafa Pasha]], [[Suleiman the Magnificent|Sultan Suleiman I]] |coordinates={{Coord|41|46|7|N|26|11|36|E|region:BG-26_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} }} '''Mustafa Pasha Bridge''' or '''The Old Bridge''' is a 16th-century [[arch bridge]] over the [[Maritsa]] in [[Svilengrad]], southern [[Bulgaria]]. It was built in 1529 on the order of the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] vizier [[Çoban Mustafa Pasha]]. The bridge was the first major work designed by the [[Ottoman architecture|Ottoman architect]] [[Mimar Sinan]]. The bridge is 295 m long, 6 m wide and has 20 or 21 arches.<ref name=pob>Pictures of Bulgaria. ''[http://www.picturesofbulgaria.com/article/svilengrad.html Settlements: Svilengrad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151723/http://www.picturesofbulgaria.com/article/svilengrad.html |date=2018-03-16 }}''. Visited 16 April 2006.</ref><ref name=btravel>Balkan Travellers ''[http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/682 Along Suleiman the Magnificent's Bridge in Svilengrad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622025405/http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/682 |date=22 June 2012 }}''. Visited 12 January 2010.</ref>[[File:Мост на Мустафа паша.jpg|alt=Mustafa Pasha Bridge|346x346px|[http://www.andrey-andreev.com/en/mezek-fortress/ Mustafa Pasha Bridge]<ref>[http://www.andrey-andreev.com/en/mezek-fortress/ Mezek fortress and the attractions in Svilengrad, Bulgaria]</ref>|thumb]] A flood destroyed some of the arches in 1766. Reconstruction was completed in 1809.<ref name=btravel/><ref>Bridges in Bulgaria. ''[http://www.uacg.bg/UACEG_site/fte/bridges/view_en.html Arch stone