Lead singer of Irish band U2 Bono poses for the media at the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul September 5, 2010. The bridge links Istanbul’s European and Asian sides over the Bosphorus Straits Certainly you are also well aware that many in Turkey’s media yesterday were focused on your pending walk with European Affairs Minister Egemen Bağış and conversation with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It is this dimension of your visit that prompts this brief note. Bosphorus Bridge Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, connecting Europe (left) and Asia (right). Crosses Bosphorus strait Locale Istanbul Designer Sir Gilbert Roberts and William Brown Design Suspension bridge Material Steel Total length 1510 m (4954 ft) Width 39 m (128 ft) Height 105 m (344 ft) Longest span 1074 m (3524 ft) Clearance below 64 m (210 ft) Beginning date of construction February 1970 Completion date 30 October 1973 The Bosphorus Bridge, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Turkish: Boğaziçi Köprüsü or 1. Boğaziçi Köprüsü) is one of the two bridges in Istanbul, Turkey, spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: Boğaziçi) and thus connecting Europe and Asia (the other one is the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, which is called the Second Bosphorus Bridge.) The bridge is located between Ortaköy (on the European side) and Beylerbeyi (on the Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel pylons and inclined hangers. The aerodynamic deck is hanging on zigzag steel cables. It is 1510 m (4954 ft) long …

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