Çanakkale 1915 Bridge

Çanakkale 1915 Bridge Dardanelles Bridge 1915 Çanakkale Köprüsü (Çanakkale Boğaz Köprüsü)
250px During bridge construction, January 2021
Coordinates
Carries	2 × 3 lanes
Locale	Çanakkale Province, Turkey
Official name	1915 Çanakkale Köprüsü
Website	http://www.1915canakkale.com
Characteristics
Design	Suspension
Total length	4,608 m (15,118 ft)
Width	45.06 m (148 ft)
Height	334 m (1,096 ft)
Longest span	2,023 m (6,637 ft)
Clearance below	69.3 m (227 ft)
History
Designer	Tekfen and T-ingénierie COWI A/S
Constructed by	Daelim, Limak, SK, Yapı Merkezi
Construction begin	18 March 2017
Construction end	26 February 2022
Opened	18 March 2022
Statistics
Toll	Template:TRY 200

The Çanakkale 1915 Bridge (Turkish: 1915 Çanakkale Köprüsü), also known as the Dardanelles Bridge (Turkish: Çanakkale Boğaz Köprüsü), is a road suspension bridge in the Province of Çanakkale in northwestern Turkey. Situated just south of the towns of Lapseki and Gelibolu, the bridge spans the Dardanelles strait, about 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the Sea of Marmara.

The bridge is the centerpiece of a planned 321 km (199 mi) long US$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 2,023 m (6,637 ft), the bridge surpassed the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan by 32 m (105 ft) to become the longest suspension bridge in the world.

Design

The bridge was designed by Tekfen and T-ingénierie COWI A/S.

The total length of the bridge is 3,563 m (11,690 ft) and together with the approach viaducts the length reaches 4,608 m (15,118 ft), which surpasses the total length of the Osman Gazi Bridge and its approach viaducts by 527 m (1,729 ft), to become the longest bridge of any type in Turkey.

The total height of the bridge's two towers is 318 m (1,043 ft) 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 is the sixth tallest bridge in the world, surpassing the Sutong Bridge in China. The deck of the bridge is 72.8 m (239 ft) high and has a total width of 45.06 m (147.8 ft) and a maximum thickness of 3.5 m (11 ft). The deck carries six lanes of motorway (three in each direction), together with two walkways on each side for maintenance.

History

On 16 May 2020, the second tower was completed, on the Gallipoli side (European coast). By 13 November 2021 all block decks were achieved. The toll bridge opened for traffic on 18 March 2022, at a price of 200 lira (€12.20).

Symbolic figures

Some symbolic figures are associated with the bridge. The number 1915 in the name, the height of the towers (318 m), and the groundbreaking date (18 March) are related to the Turkish Naval Victory on 18 March 1915 during the naval operations in the Gallipoli Campaign. The length of the bridge's main span, 2023 meters, refers to the centennial of the Turkish Republic in 2023.

Gallery

• Çanakkale 1915 Bridge construction March 2020 2.jpg

  Western tower, March 2020

• Çanakkale 1915 Bridge construction March 2020 1.jpg

  View from European side to Asian side, March 2020

• 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, October 2021.png

  Bridge in 2021

Comparison of the side elevations of the Çanakkale 1915 Bridge and some notable bridges at the same scale. (click for interactive version)

See also

• List of longest suspension bridge spans
• Other crossings of the Turkish Straits:
  • Bosphorus Bridge
  • Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
  • Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
  • Marmaray Tunnel, undersea rail tunnel connecting the Asian and European sides of Istanbul.
  • Eurasia Tunnel, undersea tunnel, crossing the Bosphorus for vehicular traffic, opened in December 2016.
  • Great Istanbul Tunnel, a proposed three-level road-rail undersea tunnel.
• Istanbul Canal

External links

• Official website
• Çanakkale 1915 Bridge Archived 4 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine at Daelim web site