Tanners' Bridge

The Tanners' Bridge (Albanian: Ura e Tabakëve) is an 18th-century Ottoman period stone footbridge located in Tirana, Albania.

The bridge, built near the Tanners' Mosque, was once part of the Saint George Road that linked Tirana with the eastern highlands.

The bridge crossed the Lanë stream near the area where butcher shops and leather workers were located.

[1] The road connected Tirana with the eastern highlands, and was mainly used by farmers to bring produce and livestock into the city.

[2] The intended area extends from the Tanners' Bridge to the square where the flag of Albania was raised for the first time on 26 November 1912.

The Tanner's Bridge
Ura e Tabakëve in 1848, watercolor painting by Edward Lear .