15 July Martyrs Bridge

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The 15 July Martyrs Bridge is a major suspension bridge in Istanbul that spans the Bosporus, connecting the European and Asian sides of the city.

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15 July Martyrs Bridge canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf road bridge
suspension bridge
toll bridge
bicycleAccess no bicycle access
carries O-1 motorway
motor vehicles
clearanceBelow 64 m
connects Asia
Europe
connectsDistrict Beylerbeyi
Ortaköy
constructionStartYear 1970
constructionType steel box girder deck
continent Asia
Europe
crosses Bosporus
designer Gilbert Roberts
Michael Parsons
William Brown
featuredIn Istanbul skyline
formerName Bosporus Bridge
hasLighting decorative night illumination
locatedInCity Istanbul
locatedInCountry Turkey
locatedInStraitRegion Bosporus
surface form: Bosphorus Strait
mainSpanLength 1074 m
namedAfter victims of 15 July 2016 coup attempt
nativeName 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü
nativeNameLanguage Turkish
numberOfLanes 8
openedInYear 1973
openingDate 1973-10-30
operator General Directorate of Highways of Turkey
owner Turkey
surface form: Republic of Turkey
partOf Istanbul road network
transcontinental crossings of Istanbul
pedestrianAccess no regular pedestrian access
pylonMaterial steel
rankAtOpening one of the longest suspension bridges in the world
renamedAfterEvent 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
renamedInYear 2016
renovation 2015
symbolOf connection between Europe and Asia
modern Istanbul
tollAppliesTo motor vehicles
tollDirection one direction only
totalLength 1560 m
trafficDirection right-hand traffic
width 33.4 m

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Bosporus crossedBy 15 July Martyrs Bridge
Bosporus Bridge officialName 15 July Martyrs Bridge
Ortaköy hasViewOf 15 July Martyrs Bridge
European side of Istanbul crossedBy 15 July Martyrs Bridge