The opening of the Çanakkale Bridge in Turkey… a memorial to a legendary victory
Today, Friday, March 18, 2022, the world’s longest Çanakkale 1915 bridge was opened, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan participated in the ceremony.
On this date, Turkey celebrates every year the anniversary of the victory of the Ottoman Empire in the battle of “Canaq Qala” against the allies with cultural activities, but today it commemorates the 107th anniversary of the opening of this bridge, which is considered one of the most important bridges built by Turkey in recent times, which is expected to contribute to the rise of Turkey real estate prices.
Information about Çanakkale Bridge 1915
Çanakkale Bridge is one of the most important modern infrastructure transportation in Turkey, and it is a winning card through which to compete in the arena of competition with the new world order, that is, after the time of Corona, which depends mainly on the strength of infrastructure facilities.
Canakkale Bridge 1915, whose towers were completed in May 2020, is set to be the longest bridge of its kind in the world, and adorns the strait, a symbol of the historical victory in the Battle of Canakkale in Turkey, in which the Ottomans defeated the British forces.
The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, which is being built, connects Gelibolu and Lapseki districts on the Asian side of Çanakkale.
The Çanakkale Bridge was built on two bases spread over two banks with a length of 333 meters, separated by a distance of 2023 meters on each bank, while the height of each of the four towers is 318 meters, which is higher than the height of the Eiffel Tower of 300 meters.
The foundation stone of the bridge was laid on March 18, 2017, and its cost is more than 10 billion Turkish liras ($1.2 billion).
The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge is the most important sections of the highway project linking the states of Tekirdag, Çanakkale and Balikesir, which is 352 km long, and includes 31 bridges, 30 bridge intersections, 143 upper and lower corridors and 5 tunnels.
The highway also links the cities of Istanbul and Izmir, and would contribute to easing traffic in Istanbul, especially on suspension bridges, and significantly reduce transportation costs to the Aegean region.
The bridge project was built by a huge crew of more than 5,000 people including 649 engineers who worked in shifts 24 hours a day as well as 895 heavy equipment vehicles.
The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge will reduce the crossing time between the two banks of the Marmara Sea to only 6 minutes instead of an hour and a half using ships, which would greatly serve the Turkish economy and bring great benefit to it, as the wide and fast transportation network is a prerequisite for measuring the development of countries .
