Bosporus Bridge

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bridge over the Bosporus landmark road bridge suspension bridge toll bridge

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

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bridge over the Bosporus → landmark → road bridge → suspension bridge → toll bridge →
carries	European route E80 → O-1 motorway → motor vehicles →
city	Istanbul →
clearanceBelow	64 m →
connects	Asia → Asian side of Istanbul → Europe → European side of Istanbul →
connectsDistrict	Beylerbeyi → Ortaköy →
constructionStartYear	1970 →
country	Turkey →
crosses	Bosporus Strait →
design	suspension →
designer	William Brown →
engineer	Freeman Fox & Partners →
followedBy	Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge → Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge →
formerName	Bosporus Bridge →
hasHeritageStatus	important cultural landmark of Istanbul →
hasNumberOfDecks	1 →
hasToll	yes →
isOneOf	three suspension bridges over the Bosporus in Istanbul →
lightingFeature	decorative illumination at night →
locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion	Turkish Straits →
location	Istanbul →
mainSpanLength	1074 m →
maintainedBy	General Directorate of Highways of Turkey →
material	steel →
nativeName	Boğaziçi Köprüsü →
numberOfLanes	8 →
officialName	15 July Martyrs Bridge →
openedInYear	1973 →
openedOnOccasionOf	50th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey →
openingDate	1973-10-30 →
partOf	Istanbul road network →
precededBy	none as first Bosporus road bridge →
symbolOf	connection between Europe and Asia → modern Istanbul →
tollDirection	Asian to European →
totalLength	1560 m →
towerHeight	165 m →
width	33.4 m →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Istanbul → Istanbul ("Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge") →	hasLandmark
Bosporus ("Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge") →	crossedBy
Bosporus Bridge ("Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge") →	followedBy
Bosporus Bridge →	formerName
Bosporus Bridge ("Boğaziçi Köprüsü") →	nativeName