Haliç Bridge

Haliç Bridge

Haliç Köprüsü
Haliç Bridge; Haliç Köprüsü
	Haliç Bridge on the Golden Horn
Coordinates	41°02′36″N 28°56′30″E
Carries	9 lanes of the O-1 motorway
Crosses	Golden Horn
Locale	Ayvansaray–Halıcıoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
Official name	Haliç Köprüsü
Other name(s)	Halic Bridge; Golden Horn Bridge
Owner	Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul
Characteristics
Total length	995 m (3,264 ft)
Width	32 m (105 ft)
Height	22 m (72 ft)
History
Engineering design by	IHI Corporation; Julius Berger-Bauboag AG
Construction start	1971
Construction end	1974
Opened	10 September 1974
Location

The Haliç Bridge (Turkish: Haliç Köprüsü, Golden Horn Bridge) is a road bridge across the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It connects the neighbourhoods of Ayvansaray in the southwest and Halıcıoğlu in the northwest. The bridge carries the O-1 motorway, also known as the Istanbul Inner Beltway. It was constructed between 1971 and 1974, and entered service on 10 September 1974. The engineering work was carried out by IHI Corporation of Japan and Julius Berger-Bauboag AG of Germany. The bridge is 995 m (3,264 ft) long and 32 m (105 ft) wide, and stands 22 m (72 ft) above sea level.