The Çatalan Bridge ( tr, Çatalan Köprüsü), also known as the West Bridge ( tr, Batı Köprüsü), is a long bridge crossing the
Seyhan Dam Lake in
Adana,
Turkey. The bridge connects the city of Adana to the villages and vacation homes north of the lake. Despite crossing the Seyhan Dam Lake, the bridge is named after the Çatalan Dam, which is north and the next dam upstream on the
Seyhan River. The Çatalan bridge was the longest bridge in Turkey from its construction in 1998 to 2007, when it was surpassed by
Viaduct No. 1 near
Bolu and the longest bridge crossing a body of water until 2016, when it was surpassed by the
Osman Gazi Bridge
The Osmangazi Bridge ( tr, Osman Gazi Köprüsü) is a suspension bridge spanning the Gulf of İzmit at its narrowest point, . The bridge links the Turkish city of Gebze to the Yalova Province and carries the O-5 motorway across the gulf.
The b ...
near
Gebze.
Construction was started in 1998 by a consortium of three companies:
Lurgi Bamag,
STFA and ALKE. The bridge opened to traffic on 17 June 2002.
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Çatalan Bridge
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Bridges in Adana
Bridges over the Seyhan River
Bridges completed in 2002