Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge ("Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Bridge"; Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü, abbreviated as F.S.M. Köprüsü), also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge (İkinci Köprü), is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: Boğaziçi). When completed in 1988, it was the 5th-longest suspension bridge span in the world.
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü | |
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| Coordinates | 41.0913°N 29.062°E |
| Carries | 8 lanes of O-2 (a part of the Trans-European Motorways) |
| Crosses | Bosphorus strait |
| Locale | Istanbul |
| Official name | Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü |
| Other name(s) | Second Bosphorus Bridge |
| Maintained by | Turkish State Highways |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 1,510 m (4,950 ft) |
| Width | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Height | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Longest span | 1,090 m (3,580 ft) |
| Clearance above | 64 m (210 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | BOTEK Bosphorus Technical Consulting Corp. Freeman Fox & Partners |
| Construction start | March 29, 1985 |
| Construction end | March 29, 1988 |
| Construction cost | US$380,000,000 |
| Opened | July 3, 1988 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | HGS |
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The bridge is named after the 15th-century Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, who conquered the Byzantine capital, Constantinople (Istanbul), in 1453. It carries the European route E80, Asian Highway 1, Asian Highway 5 and Otoyol 2 highways. There are three other bridges that connect Europe and Asia located in Turkey which are named Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, 15 July Martyrs Bridge (formerly known as Bosphorus Bridge) and 1915 Çanakkale Bridge.