1915 Çanakkale Bridge

The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge (), also known as the Dardanelles Bridge (), is a road suspension bridge in the Province of Çanakkale in northwestern Turkey. It is south of the towns of Lapseki and Gelibolu. The bridge is on the Dardanelles strait. It is about  south of the Sea of Marmara.The bridge makes it easier for cars and people to cross the water.

The bridge is part of a planned  2.8 billion Kınalı-Balıkesir Motorway. It has a span of  and is the longest suspension bridge in the world.

The bridge was officially opened by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 18 March 2022. The bridge is the first fixed crossing over the Dardanelles and the sixth one over the Turkish Straits.
On 16 May 2020, the second tower was completed. The toll bridge opened for traffic on 18 March 2022, at a toll price of 200 lira (€12.20).

The year "1915" in the official Turkish name honors an important Ottoman naval victory against the British and the French during World War I.

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Category:Bridges in Asia
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Category:Çanakkale Province
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