Jisr Isdud

Flooding in the wadi exposed remains of ancient buildings, built of dressed kurkar stones, near the NW section of the bridge.

It was blown up in 1946 by the Haganah in the Night of the Bridges, and again in 1948 by the Golani Brigade in early stages of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

[3] It was subsequently reconstructed and upgraded, and carried heavy traffic for many years.

In 2010 it was upgraded with archaeological support led by preservation architect Saadia Mendel.

The concrete middle arch was dismantled and rebuilt using Mamluk-era techniques.

Jisr Isdud in 1917
The reconstructed bridge in 2016
Jisr Isdud in 1930, and its parallel railway bridge, in a Survey of Palestine map
Ad Halom Bridge ( Jisr Isdud ), restored section of Mamluk bridge, 2005, prior to its archaeological restoration
Sign in the area with the bridge shown bottom right