Ataturk Bridge
Coordinates: 41 ° 1 ′ 27 ″ N , 28 ° 57 ′ 55 ″ E
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| Official name | Ataturk Köprüsü | |
| use | Road bridge | |
| Crossing of | Golden Horn | |
| place | Istanbul | |
| construction | Pontoon bridge | |
| overall length | 477 m | |
| width | 25 m | |
| start of building | 1936 | |
| completion | 1940 | |
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The Ataturk Bridge ( Turkish Ataturk Köprüsü ) is a road bridge in the European part of Istanbul . It leads over the Golden Horn and connects the districts of Beyoglu in the northeast and Fatih in the southwest. The current bridge was opened to traffic in 1940 and is named after the state founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk .
description
The Ataturk Bridge is 477 m long and 25 m wide. It has 2 × 3 lanes, which are separated from one another by a central steel cable barrier, and walkways 2.50 m wide on both sides. The speed is limited to 50 km / h.
It is a steel girder bridge mounted on pontoons , the deck of which is supported by seven longitudinal girders and numerous cross girders.
It has two constantly open passages for shipping. If necessary, the two middle segments can be floated out for larger ships.
history
The Ataturk Bridge stands on the site of the former Old Bridge ( Cisr-i Atik ) between Azapkapı at the northwestern end of Galata and the opposite Unkapanı, i.e. the first bridge over the Golden Horn opened by Sultan Mahmud II. In 1836 (if you go by bridges in ancient times at the upper, narrow end of the Golden Horn). The wooden floating bridge, about 10 m wide, was toll-free and saved the residents the expensive ferry fees. The Unkapanı Köprüsü was therefore popularly called Hayratiye Köprüsü ( Charity Bridge).
It was to be replaced by an 18 m wide iron pontoon bridge, which the French company Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée was commissioned to build in 1870. Delays as a result of the Franco-Prussian War meant that the contract was awarded in 1872 to the British company G. Wells, which completed the bridge in 1875.
In 1912 this bridge was scrapped and replaced by the then Galata Bridge, which was pulled in its place. It was in use until 1936 when it was badly damaged by a storm, so it was decided to build the current Ataturk Bridge.
Web links
- Unkapanı Ataturk Köprüsü on degisti.com (Turkish)
- İşte ilk Unkapanı Köprüsü'nün tarihi on on5yirmi5.com (Turkish)
- Unkapanı Ataturk Köprüsü in Rehber Ansiklopedisi (Turkish)
- Ataturk Bridge. In: Structurae