Under these conditions, the bridge's elegantly proportioned twin-box girder carriageway is suspended from a pair of bright red steel towers that rise to a height on par with certain skyscrapers.
Designed by COWI in association with contractor DLSY, and construction companies Daelim, Limak, SK, and Yapi Merkezi, the structure is settled within a zone that is prone to high winds and seismic activity. With a main span of 2,023 metres - commemorating the upcoming centennial of the founding of the Republic of Turkey - the structure is the new world record holder for the largest suspension bridge in the world, surpassing the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan. As the first fixed crossing over the historically and geopolitically significant Dardanelles Strait in Turkey, the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge is a testament to the ingenuity and logistical limits of contemporary bridge design.
