Otoyol 53 (), abbreviated as O-53, also known as Ceyhan-Ä°skenderun Otoyolu (), is a
toll
Toll may refer to:
Transportation
* Toll (fee) a fee charged for the use of a road or waterway
** Toll road, a type of road which for which payment is required for passage
** Road pricing, the modern practice of charging for road use
** Road to ...
motorway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...
in
Mediterranean Region,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
, connecting the Adana-Şanlıurfa Motorway
O-52 with
Ä°skenderun
Ä°skenderun (), historically known as Alexandretta (, ) and Scanderoon, is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 247 km2, and its population is 251,682 (2022). It is on the Mediterranean coas ...
. The motorway is part of international routes as
European route E91 and
Asian Highway 84.
The O-53 starts from Ceyhan in Adana Province at the junction of
O-52, runs southward to Ä°skenderun South bypassing the city in the east.
See also
*
List of highways in Turkey
The highways in Turkey are divided into three types: motorways, state roads and provincial roads.
Types of roads
There are three types of intercity roads in Turkey:
Motorways are controlled-access highways that are officially named ''Otoyol''. B ...
References
* Turkish General Directorate of Highways
''Turkey road map.''
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Transport in Adana Province
Transport in Hatay Province
Toll roads in Turkey
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