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The Bosphorus Bridge (Turkish: Boğaziçi Köprüsü), known officially as the 15 July Martyrs Bridge (Turkish: 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü) and colloquially as the First Bridge (Turkish: Birinci Köprü), is the oldest and southernmost of the three suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: Boğaziçi) in Istanbul, Turkey, thus connecting Europe and Asia (alongside the ...
This bridge essentially connected the farthest geographic tip of Asia to Europe, encompassing at least some 1,000 metres of open. [25] Years later, Xerxes I would construct a similar boat bridge across the Dardanelles strait (480 BC), during his invasion of Greece.
Railway bridge on the Trans-Siberian across the Kama River near Perm. The Eurasian Land Bridge (Russian: Евразийский сухопутный мост, romanized: Yevraziyskiy sukhoputniy most), sometimes called the New Silk Road (Новый шёлковый путь, Noviy shyolkoviy put'), is the rail transport route for moving freight and passengers overland between Pacific seaports ...
On Friday, a massive suspension bridge in Turkey that connects Europe and Asia was inaugurated. The 1915 Canakkale Bridge is the world’s longest suspension bridge.
Fatih Sultan Mehmet is a toll bridge, but payment is required only from vehicles traveling to Asia (as in the First Bosphorus Bridge, no payment is required while passing from Asia to Europe.) Since April 2008, cash payments are no longer accepted, having been replaced by a remote payment system .
A bridge crossing the river on the international boundaries of Austria and Hungary. Belgium Germany: Sauer Valley Bridge: A bridge crossing the Sauer river between Belgium and Germany. Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia: Rača Bridge: A bridge connecting Bosanska Rača, Bosnia, with Sremska Rača, Serbia. Bulgaria Romania: New Europe Bridge
The New Eurasian Land Bridge, also called the Second or New Eurasian Continental Bridge, is the southern counterpart to the Eurasian Land Bridge and runs through China and Central Asia with possible plans for expansion into South and West Asia. The Eurasian Land Bridge system is important as an overland rail link between China and Europe, with ...
The tiny island that sits between Europe and Asia. Maureen O'Hare, CNN. December 19, 2024 at 9:55 AM ... under the celebrated Galata Bridge, with the Rüstem Pasha Mosque commanding the horizon. ...