Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge (also known as Second Bosphorus Bridge) is a bridge between Asia and Europe in Istanbul, Turkey. The bridge carries 8 lanes of E80 (European Route) that spans across the Bosporus strait. It is 1,510 m long.


Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü
Other name(s)Second Bosphorus Bridge
Characteristics
DesignSuspension bridge
Clearance above64 m (210 ft)
History
Construction startMarch 29, 1985[1]
Construction endMarch 29, 1988[2]
Location
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References

  1. "30 Mayıs 1985". Milliyet Gazete Arşivi (Milliyet Newspaper Archive) (in Türkçe). 1985-05-30. Archived from the original on 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü" (PDF). General Directorate of Highways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. Dost, Yakup; Dedeoğlu, Erdoğan (2008). "Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsünün Projeleştirilme ve Yapım Aşamaları" [Design and Construction Stages of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge] (PDF). Istanbul Technical University (in Türkçe). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25.
  4. "4 Temmuz 1988". Milliyet Gazete Arşivi (Milliyet Newspaper Archive) (in Türkçe). 1988-07-04. Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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