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Structure-ID: s0001368
Created on: 11/03/01
Modified on: 27/09/07


Bosphorus Bridge

Built: 1970 - 1974
Status: in use
Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Bosphorus Bridge
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Structural Type:
Suspension bridge
gravity-anchored, inclined hangers
Function / usage:
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Near: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge (1988)

Persons involved with this structure
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RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer William Brown
  Gilbert Roberts

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Structural engineering Freeman Fox & Partners
Construction Enka Construction & Industry Co. Inc. approaches
Co-contractor Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd.
  HOCHTIEF AG

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
cables  steel
pylons  steel
Dimensions
  main span 1 074 m
  span lengths 40 m - 3 x 45 m - 56 m - 1 074 m - 4 x 63.75 m
  clearance 64 m

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External LinkBernd Nebel: Brücken: Brücken in Europa: Die Bosporusbrücke I German
External LinkIstanbul Guide: Pont du Bosphore English

Relevant Literature
* Brücke über den Bosporus, in "Hochtief Nachrichten", December 1974 .
* Le pont sur le Bosphore (Turquie), in "Acier = Stahl = Steel", May 1974 v. 39 .
* Fernández Troyano, Leonardo   Tierra sobre el agua, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain) , ISBN 8438001483, 1999; pp. 537-538.
* Graf, Bernhard   Bridges that Changed the World, Prestel, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3791327011, 2002; pp. 102-103.
* Graf, Bernhard   Brücken, die die Welt verbinden, Prestel, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3791327003, 2002; pp. 102-103.
* Prade, Marcel   Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 211-212.
* Tokoz, M.   Projets de ponts et de tunnels pour le franchissement du Bosphore, in "Travaux", June 1963, n. 344 .
* Torres Arcila, Martha   Bridges - Ponts - Brücken, Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico) , ISBN 8495692619, 2002; pp. 62-63.

 
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