Çanakkale 1915 Bridge

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The Çanakkale 1915 Bridge is a Turkish suspension bridge spanning the Dardanelles Strait, notable for having one of the longest main spans in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf road bridge
steel bridge
suspension bridge
toll bridge
builtBy DL E&C
Limak
SK ecoplant
Yapi Merkezi
surface form: Yapı Merkezi
carries motor vehicles
connects Asian side of Turkey
European side of Turkey
constructionMethod suspended deck with steel box girder segments
constructionStartDate 2017-03-18
country Turkey
crosses Dardanelles
deckType orthotropic steel deck
designedBy COWI
DL E&C
T Engineering
financingModel public–private partnership
locatedIn Dardanelles
surface form: Dardanelles Strait

Çanakkale Province
locatedNear Gallipoli Peninsula
Gelibolu
Lapseki
mainSpanLength 2023 m
material concrete
steel
namedAfter Battle of Gallipoli
year 1915
numberOfLanes 6
numberOfTowers 2
officialName Çanakkale 1915 Bridge self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1915 Çanakkale Köprüsü
openingDate 2022-03-18
operator Çanakkale Motorway and Bridge Construction Investment and Operation Inc.
owner General Directorate of Highways of Turkey
partOf Malkara–Çanakkale Motorway
purpose improve road transport between Europe and Asia via Turkey
regionServed Marmara Region
replaces ferry services across the Dardanelles
symbolism main span length 2023 m symbolizes centenary of Turkish Republic in 2023
tower height 318 m refers to March 18 date of Çanakkale naval victory
toll yes
totalLength 4608 m
towerHeight 318 m
trafficDirection right-hand traffic
worldRanking one of the longest suspension bridge main spans in the world

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Dardanelles crossedBy Çanakkale 1915 Bridge
Çanakkale 1915 Bridge officialName Çanakkale 1915 Bridge self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1915 Çanakkale Köprüsü
Çanakkale Province hasBridge Çanakkale 1915 Bridge
this entity surface form: 1915 Çanakkale Bridge