# 1915Çanakkale Bridge - Dardanelles, Turkey **URL:** \ **Category:** ASIA\ **Created:** [May 11, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/1915canakkale-bridge-dardanelles-turkey/21282 "2022-05-11T16:51:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/1915canakkale-bridge-dardanelles-turkey/21282/1 "2022-05-11T16:51:35Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/c/0c70dba656a6477727553b9abf6cb4e0c9c160f5.jpeg "Why Turkey Built the World’s Longest Suspension Bridge") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzrdNIsGVc0) > **[1915 Çanakkale Bridge](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915_%C3%87anakkale_Bridge)** > > The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge (Turkish: 1915 Çanakkale Köprüsü), is a road suspension bridge in the province of Çanakkale in northwestern Turkey. Situated just south of the coastal towns of Lapseki and Gelibolu, the bridge spans the Dardanelles, about 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the Sea of Marmara. The bridge was officially opened by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 18 March 2022 after roughly five years of construction. The year "1915" in the official Turkish name honours an important Ottoman nav Th... 1915 Çanakkale Bridge Dardanelles Bridge _1915 Çanakkale Köprüsü Çanakkale Boğaz Köprüsü_ [![1915 Çanakkale Bridge 20220327.jpg250x180](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/6/d65d4c23b5fc4ecd3c8442e6344347a48077e074.jpeg)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1915_%C3%87anakkale_Bridge_20220327.jpg) Çanakkale bridge, March 2022 [Coordinates](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system) [40°20′24″N 26°38′10″E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=1915_%C3%87anakkale_Bridge¶ms=40_20_24_N_26_38_10_E_region:TR_type:landmark) Carries 6 lanes of ![46x20](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/8/d8f5f08f6aecb5c11783cd819b4fdcbe1f771c69.png) [O-6](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otoyol_6) Maintenance walkways on each side Crosses [Dardanelles](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dardanelles) Locale [Çanakkale Province](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87anakkale_Province), [Turkey](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey) Official name 1915 Çanakkale Köprüsü Website [1915canakkale.com/en-us](http://1915canakkale.com/en-us) Characteristics Design [Suspension](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_bridge) Total length 4,608 m (15,118 ft) Width 45.06 m (148 ft) Height 334 m (1,096 ft) Longest span 2,023 m (6,637 ft) [Clearance below](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_draft#Clearance_below) 70 m (230 ft) History Designer [COWI A/S](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COWI_A/S) and PEC (Pyunghwa Engineering Consultants) Constructed by [Daelim](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daelim), [Limak](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limak_Holding), [SK](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SK_Group), [Yapı Merkezi](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yap%C4%B1_Merkezi)[[1]](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915_%C3%87anakkale_Bridge#cite_note-1) Construction start March 2017[[2]](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915_%C3%87anakkale_Bridge#cite_note-rt1-2) Construction end 26 February 2022 Opened 18 March 2022; 49 days ago Statistics Toll 200[[3]](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915_%C3%87anakkale_Bridge#cite_note-3)