The Fil Bridge ( tr, Fil Köprüsü), also known as Silahtarağa Bridge ( tr, Silahtarağa Köprüsü) is a long, concrete

bowstring bridge A tied-arch bridge is an arch bridge in which the outward horizontal forces of the arch(es) caused by tension at the arch ends to a foundation are countered by equal tension of its own gravity plus any element of the total deck structure such grea ...

that crosses the Alibeyköy Creek in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

. The bridge was completed in 1932 by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The bridge is closed to automobile traffic, with the exception of motorcycles, and is a pedestrian bridge.

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