Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
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View from the Yoros Castle, September 2016
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| Coordinates | 41°12′10″N 29°06′42″E / 41.20291°N 29.11162°ECoordinates: 41°12′10″N 29°06′42″E / 41.20291°N 29.11162°E |
| Carries | 4 lanes of Motorway  and 1 lane of railway in each direction |
| Crosses | Bosphorus |
| Locale | Istanbul |
| Official name | Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Third Bosphorus Bridge |
| Maintained by | İçtaş Astaldi |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Hybrid cable-stayed, suspension bridge |
| Total length | 2,164 m (7,100 ft) |
| Width | 58.5 m (192 ft) |
| Height | 322+ m (1,056+ ft) |
| Longest span | 1,408 m (4,619 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Jean-François Klein Michel Virlogeux |
| Construction begin | 2013 |
| Construction cost |
 4.5 billion |
| Opened | 26 August 2016 |
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| Toll | $3.00 |
 Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
Location in Istanbul
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The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge (Turkish: Yavuz Sultan Selim Köprüsü) is a bridge for rail and motor vehicle transit over the Bosphorus strait, to the north of two existing suspension bridges in Istanbul, Turkey. It was initially named the Third Bosphorus Bridge (with Bosphorus Bridge being the First Bosphorus Bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge the Second Bosphorus Bridge). It is about 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the Bosphorus Bridge. The bridge is located near the Black Sea entrance of the Bosphorus strait, between Garipçe in Sarıyer on the European side and Poyrazköy in Beykoz on the Asian side.
The foundation stone laying ceremony was held on 29 May 2013. The bridge was opened to traffic on 26 August 2016.
At 322 m (1,056 ft), the bridge is the tallest suspension bridge in the world. It is, after the Millau Viaduct, the second-tallest bridge in the world of any type. The bridge is also one of the world's widest suspension bridges, at 58.5 metres (192 ft) wide.
The bridge is part of the projected 260 km (160 mi) Northern Marmara Motorway (Turkish: Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu), which will bypass urban areas of Istanbul in the north connecting Kınalı, Silivri in the west and Paşaköy, Hendek in the east. The 58.4 m (192 ft) wide bridge is 2,164 m (7,100 ft) in length with a main span of 1,408 m (4,619 ft). The main span is the ninth longest suspension bridge in the world.
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