1915 Çanakkale Bridge
Basic information
Road suspension bridge in the province of Çanakkale in northwestern Turkey.
The number 1915 in the name, the height of intersection point of main cable (318 m),] and the groundbreaking date (18 March) are related to the Ottoman naval victory on 18 March 1915 during the naval operations in the Gallipoli Campaign.
The deck carries six lanes of motorway (three in each direction), together with two walkways on each side for maintenance
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), main span of 2,023 m (6,637 ft)
The height of the bridge's two towers is 318 m (1,043 ft), the bridge is the sixth tallest bridge in the world
Construction start 2017, construction end 26.02.2022
- 29 days from now, May 17, 2024, 1915 Çanakkale Bridge celebrate 9th Mercury age
- 71 days from now, June 28, 2024, 1915 Çanakkale Bridge celebrate exactly 20,000 hours
- 117 days from now, August 13, 2024, 1915 Çanakkale Bridge celebrate 10th Mercury age
- 136 days from now, September 1, 2024, 1915 Çanakkale Bridge celebrate 4th Venus age
- 152 days from now, September 17, 2024, 1915 Çanakkale Bridge celebrate 3rd half birthday
- 153 days from now, September 18, 2024, 1915 Çanakkale Bridge celebrate exactly 30 months
- 205 days from now, November 9, 2024, 1915 Çanakkale Bridge celebrate 11st Mercury age
- 238 days from now, December 12, 2024, 1915 Çanakkale Bridge celebrate exactly 1,000 days
- 293 days from now, February 5, 2025, 1915 Çanakkale Bridge celebrate 12nd Mercury age
- 334 days from now, March 18, 2025, 1915 Çanakkale Bridge celebrate 3rd birthday