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Suspended bridges in Turkey
The city of Turkey is divided into two parts, a European section and an Asian section, separated by the strait, which requires the presence of a few bridges that connect the two sides and attract attention to them, and in Istanbul, the bridges between the Asian and European sides are separated, and these bridges represent distinct symbols and visual features.
Bosphorus Bridge
It is called the Bosphorus Bridge, and it also has other names. It is called the First Bosphorus, and the first bridge, which is one of the suspension bridges that extend over the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul – Turkey, thus it connects Europe and Asia, and it is a suspended and toxic bridge suspended because it is in the air, but it is linked With the force of attraction with steel towers and oblique hangers located under the sea, and its surface is suspended on solid and winding cables, its construction was completed in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy-three AD, at that time the Bosphorus Bridge was the fourth longest suspension bridge in the world.
Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Bridge
This bridge was named after Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror who conquered Constantinople in the year one thousand four hundred and fifty three AD, as it was also known as the second Bosphorus Bridge, its construction ended in the year one thousand nine hundred and eighty eight AD, which is a huge suspended bridge, which extends from the Asian side of Turkey to the European side of it And at the time it was built, the Sultan Mehmed Fatih Bridge was the fifth longest bridge in the world, but now it is the nineteenth bridge.
Sultan Selim Bridge
The Sultan Selim Bridge extends from the European side from Turkey to the Asian side and connects them, which is the third suspension bridge that extends over the Bosphorus Strait, and was built in an architectural manner that made it with winds of up to three hundred kilometers per hour, and is considered one of the largest suspension bridges in the world in terms of width Its surface, height and extension, and the presence of the Sultan Selim Bridge in a city of fourteen million people, reduces congestion, reduces the cost of fuel for cars, and saves time for workers, employees and others.
