Çanakkale Suspension Bridge
| Çanakkale Suspension Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Satellite image of Dardanelles strait | |
| Coordinates | 40°20′18″N 26°37′58″E / 40.33833°N 26.63278°ECoordinates: 40°20′18″N 26°37′58″E / 40.33833°N 26.63278°E |
| Carries | six lanes of roadway |
| Crosses | Sea of Marmara |
| Locale | Dardanelles, Çanakkale, Turkey |
| Official name | Çanakkale köprüsü |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension |
| Total length | 3,623 m (11,886 ft)[1] |
| Longest span | 2,023 m (6,637 ft)[2] |
| History | |
| Designer | Tekfen Holding[3] |
| Construction begin | 2016[4] |
The Çanakkale Suspension Bridge is a planned suspension bridge located at the western end of the Sea of Marmara, close to Çanakkale and approximately 200 kilometers from Istanbul, Turkey. It will be one of the longest suspension bridges in the world by length of central span. The bridge will be part of the Çanakkale-Tekirdağ-Kınalı-Balıkesir highway project, and is expected to be built between Gelibolu in Thrace and Lapseki, on the Anatolian peninsula of Turkey, although the precise location has not yet been determined.
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