Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge (also known as Second Bosphorus Bridge) is a bridge between Asia and Europe in Istanbul, Turkey. The bridge carries 8 lanes of E80 (European Route) that spans across the Bosporus strait. It is 1,510 m long.

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, connecting Europe and Asia
Coordinates	41.0913°N 29.062°E / 41.0913; 29.062
Crosses	Bosphorus strait
Locale	Istanbul
Official name	Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü
Other name(s)	Second Bosphorus Bridge
Maintained by	Turkish State Highways
Characteristics
Design	Suspension bridge
Material	Steel
Total length	1,510 m (4,950 ft)
Width	39 m (128 ft)
Height	105 m (344 ft)
Longest span	1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Clearance above	64 m (210 ft)
History
Designer	BOTEK Bosphorus Technical Consulting Corp. Freeman Fox & Partners
Construction start	March 29, 1985[1]
Construction end	March 29, 1988[2]
Construction cost	US$380,000,000[3]
Opened	July 3, 1988[2][4]
Statistics
Toll	HGS
Location