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Turkey opens recordbreaking bridge between Europe and Asia
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Turkey's 1915 Canakkale Bridge, the longest midspan suspension bridge that spans the Dardanelles Strait and connects Europe and Asia at the western end of the Marmara Sea, was inaugurated on Friday in Turkey's northwestern province of Canakkale. • The 1915 Canakkale Bridge was built by Turkish and South Korean firms with an investment of €2.5 billion ($2.8 billion). • China's Sichuan Road and Bridge Construction Group also took part in the bridge's construction after winning the steel box girder hoisting project bid. • The bridge connects the town of Gelibolu (Gallipoli), located on the European side of the northwestern province of Canakkale, with the town of Lapseki on the Asian side. • The overpass allows travellers to cross the Dardanelles, which connects the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara, in just six minutes compared to the previous one-and-a-half hours by ferry. • After Istanbul's three bridges over the Bosphorus Strait, the 1915 Canakkale Bridge is Turkey's fourth bridge connecting Europe and Asia, and the first to cross the Dardanelles. • The bridge's architecture is awash with symbolism. • Its central span of 2,023 metres (6,637 feet) is in recognition of the year 2023 when Turkey celebrates the centenary of the founding of the Turkish Republic following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. • The height of the bridge's towers is 318 metres (1,043 feet), a nod to March 18 (or 3/18) when Turkey commemorates soldiers killed during the Gallipoli sea and land battles. • __________________ • Powered by Shanghai Media Group, ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality content for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube. • Nobody knows Shanghai better than us. • Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ • __________________ • For more stories, please click • ■ What's up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city • • Playlist • ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them • • Amazing Shanghai and China 淘宝魔都玩转中国 • ■ What Chinese people's lives are like during the post COVID-19 period • • COVID-19 新冠疫情 • ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs • • Voices, Let's Listen! 听她他说 • ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings • • Playlist • ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today • • Stories Documentary 奇闻逸事记录中国 • __________________ • ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! • Thank you!
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