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Yavuz Sułtan Selim Bridge:

Inte resting Facts

•    Third bridge to link Europę with Asia across the Bosglhorus

•    Intended to bypass central Istanbul and reliovo traihc&ongcstion

•    Widest suspension bridge in the world

•    Carries 4 lanes lor car traffic and one railway linę in eich direction

• World s longost suspension bridgo with a railway    i

•    Longest span between two support pylons: 1,408 metres

•    Tallest pylon only two metres shorter than the Eiffel towei

•    Dosigned by acclaimed enginecr Michel Virl

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4 tunnels linking roads

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