Back Fatih Sultan Mehmet-brug Afrikaans جسر السلطان محمد الفاتح Arabic Fateh Sultan Mehmet körpüsü Azerbaijani Фатих Султан Мехмед (мост) Bulgarian Most sultana Mehmeda Osvajača BS Most sultána Mehmeda Dobyvatele Czech Fatih Sultan Mehmet-broen Danish Fatih-Sultan-Mehmet-Brücke German Pırdê Fatih Sultan Mehmedi DIQ Puente de Fatih Sultan Mehmet Spanish
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü | |
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| Coordinates | 41°05′29″N 29°03′43″E / 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[1] |
| Construction end | March 29, 1988[2] |
| Construction cost | US$380,000,000[3] |
| Opened | July 3, 1988[2][4] |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | HGS |
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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.
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.
Three other bridges that connect Europe and Asia are located in Turkey, which are named Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, 15 July Martyrs Bridge (formerly known as Bosphorus Bridge) and the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge.
- ^ "30 Mayıs 1985". Milliyet Gazete Arşivi (English: Milliyet Newspaper Archive) (in Turkish). 1985-05-30. Archived from the original on 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ a b "Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü" (PDF). General Directorate of Highways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ Dost, Yakup; Dedeoğlu, Erdoğan (2008). "Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsünün Projeleştirilme ve Yapım Aşamaları" [Design and Construction Stages of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge] (PDF). Istanbul Technical University (in Turkish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25.
- ^ "4 Temmuz 1988". Milliyet Gazete Arşivi (English: Milliyet Newspaper Archive) (in Turkish). 1988-07-04. Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
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