Çanakkale 1915 Bridge


The Çanakkale 1915 Bridge, also known as the Çanakkale Strait Bridge, is a suspension bridge being constructed in the Çanakkale Province in northwestern Turkey. Situated just south of the towns of Lapseki and Gelibolu, the bridge will span the Dardanelles strait, about south of the Sea of Marmara.
The bridge is the centerpiece of the long 2.8 billion Kınalı-Balıkesir Motorway, which will connect the O-3 and O-7 motorways in East Thrace to the O-5 motorway in Anatolia. With a main span of, the bridge will surpass the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan by to become the longest suspension bridge in the world.

Design

The total length of the bridge is planned at and together the approach viaducts the length reaches, which will surpass the total length of the Osman Gazi Bridge and its approach viaducts by to become the longest bridge of any type in Turkey.
The total height of the bridge's two towers will be tall, making it the second tallest bridge in Turkey, after the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, and the third tallest structure in the country. Internationally, the bridge will become the fourth tallest bridge in the world, surpassing the Sutong Bridge in China. The deck of the bridge will be at high and have a total width of and a maximum thickness of. The deck will carry six lanes of motorway, together with two walkways on each side for maintenance.

Works

On 16 May 2020 the second tower was completed, on the side of Gallipoli.

Symbolic figures

Some symbolic figures are associated with the bridge. The name "1915" and the groundbreaking date "March 18" are related to the Turkish Naval Victory on March 18, 1915 during the naval operations in the Gallipoli Campaign. The length of the bridge's main span with "2,023" meters refer to the centennial of the Turkish Republic in 2023.

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