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Photo of Bosphorus Bridge

The Bosphorus Bridge also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Turkish: Boazii Kprs or 1. Boazii Kprs) is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: Boazii). The bridge is located between Ortaky (European side) and Beylerbeyi (Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel pylons and inclined hangers. The aerodynamic deck is hanging on zigzag steel cables. It is 1,560 m long with a deck width of 39 m. The distance between the towers (main span) is 1,074 m (World rank 2004: 12th) and their height over road level is 105 m. The clearance of the bridge from the sea level is 64 m.