Mustafa Kemal Coastal Boulevard
Major thoroughfare in İzmir, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mustafa Kemal Coastal Boulevard (Turkish: Mustafa Kemal Sahil Bulvarı) is a major thoroughfare in İzmir, Turkey. Consisting of six lanes, it stretches from Cumhuriyet Boulevard in Çankaya to the İzmir-Çeşme motorway in Üçkuyular, running along the southeastern coast of the Gulf of İzmir.
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The boulevard seen from Asansör. | |
Native name | Mustafa Kemal Sahil Bulvarı (Turkish) |
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Namesake | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
Owner | City of İzmir |
Maintained by | İzmir Metropolitan Municipality |
Length | 6.6 km (4.1 mi)[1] |
Location | Konak, İzmir |
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Major junctions | Halil Rıfat Avenue in Konak Fevzi Paşa Boulevard in Çankaya |
East end | Cumhuriyet Boulevard in Çankaya |
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Commissioned | 1976 |
Construction start | 1981 |
Completion | 1990 |
The road was one of the city's first major projects at restructuring and improving İzmir's existing road network. The route was constructed upon reclaimed land, due to lack of space on the pre-existing coast, and built as a six-lane boulevard. Considered an urban extension of the Çeşme motorway, the Mustafa Kemal Coastal Boulevard was originally planned to continue north into Alsancak along the shore, then turn east and connect to the D.300 and D.550 state highways in Halkapınar. This part of the project was never built, due to public opposition, and the land originally reclaimed in Alsancak for the boulevard was converted into an esplanade.