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  1. Height165 m (541 ft)
    Opened30 October 1973
    Carries6 lanes of O-1
    Precedents and proposals

    The idea of a bridge crossing the Bosphorus dates back to antiquity. The Greek writer Herodotus says in his Histories that, on the orders of Emperor Darius the Great of the Achaemenid Empire (522 BC–485 BC), … See more

    Construction

    The decision to build a bridge across the Bosphorus was taken in 1957 by Prime Minister Adnan Menderes. For the structural engineering work, a contract was signed with the British firm Freeman Fox & Partners in … See more

    Operation and tolls

    The bridge highway is eight lanes wide. Three standard lanes, one emergency lane and one pedestrian lane serve each direction. On weekday mornings, most commuter traffic flows westbound to Europe, so … See more

    Notable events

    The bridge was depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 1000 lira banknotes of 1978–1986.
    Since 1979, every October, the annual Intercontinental Istanbul Eurasia Marathon crosses th… See more

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