Çanakkale Bosphorus Crossing Bridge will be the longest suspension bridge in the world

Çanakkale Bosphorus Crossing Bridge will be the longest suspension bridge in the world: Minister Bilgin stated that the Çanakkale Bosphorus Crossing Bridge will be the longest suspension bridge in the world and that the tender process will begin in the middle of this year.
Feridun Bilgin, Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications, announced that the tender process for the Çanakkale Bosphorus Crossing Bridge, which will be the longest suspension bridge in the world, will start in the middle of this year.
Bilgin, said in a statement, Gallipoli-Lapseki route in the middle of the Çanakkale Bosphorus Crossing Bridge Project to be held in the middle of the High Planning Council (YPK) decision to apply to the Ministry of Development, he said.

Stating that the Kınalı-Tekirdağ-Çanakkale-Savaştepe Highway Project with a total length of 352 kilometers is among the goals of 2023, Bilgin stated that the project will be implemented within the framework of build-operate-transfer.
Noting that the Çanakkale Bosphorus Crossing Bridge is also included in the project in question, Bilgin said, “The bridge to be built on the Gelibolu-Lapseki route will be 3 thousand 623 meters in length. The bridge will be the longest suspension bridge in the world, with a middle span of over 2 meters. "It was designed as a railroad crossing in addition to the 2 × 3 road vehicle lane on the Çanakkale Bosphorus Crossing Bridge."
Bilgin, after the completion of the feasibility of the bridge and preparation of the EIA report, stated that they would apply to the Ministry of Development for the decision of the YPK in the middle of this year.
A ring will be created by highway in the Marmara Region
The Highway Project, which also includes the Çanakkale Strait Crossing Bridge, will provide another link between Europe and Asia.
When the project is completed, it will be connected to Balıkesir and Çanakkale by highway, and it will reach Tekirdağ through Çanakkale bridge and then to Kapıkule. Thus, a ring will be created by the highway in the Marmara Region. With the project in question, the traffic load of Istanbul will also be reduced, transportation costs will decrease, transportation activities of the Aegean Region can also be carried out through Çanakkale.