[sphinx]

What is the Old Evripos Bridge and why is it famous? The story makes it sound like the bridge is something special but gives no reason. I did a little searching and if I’ve found the right bridge, the current structure was built in 1962 and refurbished in 1998. It would appear to be a modern highway bridge over a narrow channel. What’s the big deal?

[knarf]

American “journalism” trained reporter ... I suspect the bridge was (is?) fully automatic with a hundred round clip ... and NOBODY needs a bridge with THAT kind of enforcement

[Yo-Yo]

I've never heard of it, either, but if you go to the linked article you will see this:

Interestingly, the same bridge is where many gather to watch what is heralded as the Evripos tidal or current phenomenon, where the direction of water flowing through the channel of Evripos changes irregularly (as many as several times per day) and seemingly without explanation. The current is most visible (and strongest) below the old Evripos bridge where the channel is the narrowest, and right where this incident occurred.

[Verginius Rufus]

Euboea is a fairly large island but at the Euripos there is only a narrow channel between the island and the mainland. I have walked across the old bridge--don't know the length offhand but it is comparable to a bridge over an interstate highway or maybe shorter.

In the Middle Ages the name Euripos got corrupted into Negroponte ("black bridge") and for a while the island was known by that name, until the ancient name of Euboea (Evvia) was revived.

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartans made it impossible for the Athenians to cultivate their own land so they imported much of their food from Euboea, until the island revolted in 411 B.C., according to Thucydides.

[Conan the Librarian]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euripus_Strait

One of the narrowest sea passages in the world that is navigable by sea going vessels.

Greeks built the first (recorded) bridge in 411 BC.