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The Sakarya Viaduct ( tr, Sakarya Viyadüğü) is a long railway bridge carrying the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway across the
Sakarya River The Sakarya (Sakara River, tr, Sakarya Irmağı; gr, Σαγγάριος, translit=Sangarios; Latin: ''Sangarius'') is the third longest river in Turkey. It runs through the region known in ancient times as Phrygia. It was considered one of th ...
and its adjacent plain approximately west of Polatlı, Turkey. The bridge is the third longest bridge in Turkey after the Osman Gazi Bridge and the Mount Bolu Viaducts as well as the longest railway bridge in the country. Construction of the viaduct was started in 2007 and completed in 13 months. The bridge entered revenue service on 13 March 2009, with the opening of the railway from Ankara to Eskişehir.


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