Besleti Bridge, Medieval stone bridge near Sukhumi, Georgia

Besleti Bridge is a medieval stone structure spanning the Besletka River with a single arch. The vault measures approximately 13 meters and rises roughly 8 meters above the water level.

Built in the 11th–12th centuries, the bridge carried the road into the mountain valleys and had military-strategic value; the ruins of a fighting tower that guarded it from the sea side survive. In 1935 the local historian I. E. Adzinba found an asomtavruli inscription on dressed slabs of its side face, dated by palaeography to the 11th–12th centuries. It reads: "Christ the Lord, in every way … glorify in both lives…".

The bridge is also called Queen Tamar's Bridge, though the asomtavruli inscription on its side was carved in the 11th–12th centuries and names King Bagrat III or Bagrat IV. The text reads: "Christ the Lord, glorify in every possible way in both lives." A cross and the letter Τ are cut into the lower left abutment.

The structure sits roughly 6 kilometers from Sukhumi city center and remains open to visitors year-round. The area around the bridge stays accessible, though the terrain is uneven.

The bridge's strategic role is shown not by towers around it but by the ruins of a single battle tower that guarded its seaward approach. A stone stele with a Georgian inscription once stood at the bridgehead; it disappeared in the early 1990s. Since 7 November 2006 the bridge has held the status of an immovable cultural monument of national importance.