The Bosphorus Bridge, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Turkish: Bogaziçi Köprüsü or 1. Bogaziçi Köprüsü) is one of the two bridges in Istanbul, Turkey, spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: Bogaziçi) and thus connecting Europe and Asia (the other one is the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, which is called the Second Bosphorus Bridge.) The bridge is located between Ortaköy (on the European side) and Beylerbeyi (on the Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel pylons and inclined hangers. The aerodynamic deck is hanging on zigzag steel cables. It is 1,510 m (4,954 ft) long with a deck width of 39 m (128 ft). The distance between the towers (main span) is 1,074 m (3,524 ft) and their height over road level is 105 m (344 ft). The clearance of the bridge from sea level is 64 m (210 ft). The Bosphorus Bridge had the 4th longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1973, and the longest outside the United States. At present, it is the 16th longest suspension bridge span in the world.(from vikipedi)
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Karen Helsing 30 Aug 2011
Wonderful sight!Pashia Dsouza 27 Aug 2011
De-light-full bridge over calm waters .... thank you for sharing.ruth sears 26 Aug 2011
great shots and info!Donald Schrier 26 Aug 2011
That is really a nice looking bridge Miten and I love the second shot showing an outdoor cafe with a great look of the bridge.Michele Foster 26 Aug 2011
What cool lines! You should paint this one as an abstract :-)