15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü

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15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü is a major suspension bridge in Istanbul spanning the Bosphorus Strait, connecting the European and Asian sides of the city.

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15 July Martyrs Bridge 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bosphorus bridge
landmark
suspension bridge
carries O-1 motorway NERFINISHED
motor vehicles
clearanceBelow 64 m
commemorates victims of the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
connects Asia NERFINISHED
Beylerbeyi NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
Ortaköy NERFINISHED
constructionCost about US$200 million
constructionStartYear 1970
country Turkey
crosses Bosphorus NERFINISHED
designedBy Freeman Fox & Partners NERFINISHED
William Brown NERFINISHED
engineer Gilbert Roberts NERFINISHED
formerName Bosporus Bridge NERFINISHED
Boğaziçi Köprüsü NERFINISHED
hasType steel structure
languageOfOfficialName Turkish
length 1560 m
lighting decorative night illumination
locatedIn Beşiktaş district NERFINISHED
Bosphorus Strait NERFINISHED
Istanbul
Üsküdar district NERFINISHED
mainSpan 1074 m
namedAfter 15 July Martyrs NERFINISHED
numberOfLanes 8
officialNameChangeYear 2016
openedBy President Fahri Korutürk NERFINISHED
Prime Minister Naim Talu NERFINISHED
openedInYear 1973
openingDate 1973-10-30
partOf Istanbul road network NERFINISHED
rankAtOpening one of the longest suspension bridges in the world
region Marmara Region NERFINISHED
symbolOf connection between Europe and Asia
toll yes
tollDirection eastbound only
towerHeight 165 m
usedFor daily commuter traffic
marathons
national celebrations
visibleFrom Istanbul skyline
width 33.40 m

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Istanbul road network hasComponent 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü
this entity surface form: 15 July Martyrs Bridge
Beylerbeyi hasStructureNearby 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü
this entity surface form: 15 July Martyrs Bridge
Ortaköy Mosque locatedNear 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü
this entity surface form: 15 July Martyrs Bridge
15 July Martyrs Bridge nativeName 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü