Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

  • picture of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
  • picture of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
  • picture of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
StedIstanbul, Marmara, Tyrkia
StatusIn use
Open1988
FunctionRoad bridge
DesignSuspension bridge
Length1 510 m
Height105 m
Clearance below64 m
Longest span1 090 m
Width39 m
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Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge located in Istanbul in Turkey. Also called the second Bosphorus Bridge. The bridge is one of three bridges that cross the Bosphorus strait that divides Asia and Europe. Construction of the bridge began in 1986 and in 1988 opened the bridge. The bridge is 1510 meters long and the main span is 1,090 meters