ÇANAKKALE
The Çanakkale 1915 bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world across the Dardanelles road in the largest metropolis of Turkey Istanbul, is finally ready to start and open to traffic.
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Following an official opening ceremony today, the Çanakkale 1915 bridge in the Dardanelles road is recognized as the longest suspension bridge in the world, with its main tension of 2,023 meters, which covers the Akashi Kaikyö bridge in Japan by 32 meters.
The bridge, which connects the northwestern province of Çanakkale’s Gelibolu district on the European side and the Lapseki district on the Anatolian side, is scheduled for inauguration by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at 4pm on March 18, marking the 107th anniversary of the Çanakkasle marked. ‘ Day.
Construction of the bridge began on March 18, 2017, and today, after exactly five years of hard work by about 5,000 people who worked day and night to build the bridge, it is finally open to traffic.
The bridge also has some coded features that symbolize some elements of Turkish history. The height of the bridge tower is 318 meters, which means the “day 18 of the third month”.
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Above the tower are four monuments, symbolizing huge cannonballs, which were carried by a Turkish soldier at the back of the Gallipoli campaign in 1915.
The length of the bridge’s main span of the bridge is 2,023 meters, which is also a reference to the next year 2023, which marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic.
Also, with a total height of 318 meters, the Çanakkale 1915 bridge became the second highest bridge, after the Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge from Istanbul, and the third tallest structure in the country.
Speaking of a platform on the Gelibolu side, Erdoğan will address the nation and inaugurate the bridge, which will allow car owners to cross it in just six minutes, from the Gelibolu side.
The bridge will also be a connecting point of a 324 km motorway connecting the Istanbul Silivri district with the Savaştepe region of Balıkesir.
“The bridge was built a year and a half earlier than planned. This will guarantee about 411 million euros for the economy of the country, “said Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu on March 16.
“The bridge will rejuvenate tourism, agriculture and industry [in the country]”said Bülent Turan, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy president, to Milliyet on March 17.
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“Çanakkale will be the pearl of Turkish tourism,” said the politician, who is also a deputy for Çanakkale.
Tens of thousands of soldiers died in one of the worst battles in the world during the Gallipoli campaign during World War I.
The battle took place between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916, during which the Turks repulsed a naval attack by the invading forces.
The victory against the Allied forces strengthened the morale of the Turkish side, which then waged a war of independence in 1919-1922, and finally formed a republic in 1923 from the ashes of the old empire.
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