Ayvalık Strait Bridge

Ayvalık Strait Bridge
Ayvalık Boğaz Köprüsü
Coordinates 39°12′14″N 26°24′37″E / 39.2038°N 26.4103°E / 39.2038; 26.4103Coordinates: 39°12′14″N 26°24′37″E / 39.2038°N 26.4103°E / 39.2038; 26.4103
Carries 15 Eylül Avenue
Crosses Dolap Strait
Locale Ayvalık, Balıkesir Province
Owner Ayvalık Municipality
Characteristics
Total length 80 m (260 ft)
Width 9 m (30 ft)
History
Opened 1964
Ayvalık Strait Bridge
Location in Turkey

The Ayvalık Strait Bridge (Turkish: Ayvalık Boğaz Köprüsü), also known as 15 Eylül Bridge, is a bridge crossing the Dolap Strait in Ayvalık, Balıkesir Province, western Turkey. It connects Cunda Island with Lale Island and, by extension, the town of Ayvalık on the mainland. It has been dubbed The first strait bridge in Turkey[1] (Boğaz Köprüsü) since it predates the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul (1970), which has a famous nickname as Strait Bridge.

The bridge carries 15 Eylül Avenue, with one lane in each direction; and is Cunda Island's only connection to the mainland.

References

  1. "Türkiye'nin İlk Boğaz Köprüsü Ayvalık'ta" [The First Strait Bridge in Turkey is in Ayvalık] (in Turkish). 26 August 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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