Nissibi Bridge

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Nissibi Köprüsü

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|crosses = Atatürk Reservoir on the Euphrates River

|locale = Kahta, Adıyaman–Siverek, Şanlıurfa, Turkey

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The Nissibi Bridge ({{langx|tr|Nissibi Köprüsü}}) is a cable-stayed bridge completed on May 21, 2015, spanning the Atatürk Reservoir on the Euphrates River at the provincial border of Adıyaman–Şanlıurfa in southeastern Turkey.

History

With the forming of the reservoir lake of Atatürk Dam in 1992, the bridge on the highway Kahta–Siverek–Diyarbakır crossing the Euphrates River was inundated. The traffic between Adıyaman and Diyarbakır had to be diverted in the south to the route {{jct|country=TUR|D|885 }} {{jct|country=EUR|E|99 }} over Şanlıurfa. Traffic was maintained also by ferry boats across the lake. To bypass the detour, a new bridge was projected crossing over the Atatürk Reservoir. The bridge will help shorten the route about {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=on}}.

Construction

The groundbreaking of the bridge was held in presence of Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Binali Yıldırım on January 26, 2012. The bridge is built by Gülsan Construction Co. It is named after the ancient town Nissibi situated in the vicinity. The cable-stayed orthotropic bridge is {{convert|610|m|ft|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|24.50|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide with a main span of {{convert|400|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Its two pylons are {{convert|96|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall. The bridge will carry two lanes of traffic in each direction.

The cost of the construction is estimated to be {{Turkish lira}}100 million.

The bridge was officially opened on May 21, 2015 by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

References

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{{cite news |url=http://www.avrupagazete.com/mobile/turkiye/60862-nissibi-koprusu-de-son-durum-insaat-bitiyor.html |newspaper=Avrupa Gazete |title=Nissibi Köprüsü'de son durum, İnşaat Bitiyor |date=2014-05-12 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-05-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513071638/http://www.avrupagazete.com/mobile/turkiye/60862-nissibi-koprusu-de-son-durum-insaat-bitiyor.html |archivedate=2014-05-13 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.iha.com.tr/nissibi-koprusu-ekim-ayinda-trafige-aciliyor-gundem-346481 |newspaper=Ihlas News Agency |title=Nissibi Köprüsü Ekim ayında trafiğe açılıyor |author=Kizir, Orhan |date=2014-04-06 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-05-12 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/Turizm/2013/08/19/nissibi-koprusu-guneydogu-turizmini-canlandiracak |newspaper=Sabah |title=Nissibi Köprüsü, Güneydoğu turizmini canlandıracak |date=2013-08-19 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-05-12 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2015/05/21/erdogan-nissibi-koprusunun-acilisini-yapti |newspaper=Sabah |title=Erdoğan Nissibi Köprüsü'nün açılışını yaptı |date=2015-05-21 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2015-05-22 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.kgm.gov.tr/SiteCollectionDocuments/KGMdocuments/MerkezBirimler/SanatYapilariDairesiBaskanligi/Calismalar/nissibikoprusu.pdf |publisher=Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü |title=Adıyaman Kahta-Siverek Yolu Nissibi Köprüsü Bilgi Notu |date=2013-02-11 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-05-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512224823/http://www.kgm.gov.tr/SiteCollectionDocuments/KGMdocuments/MerkezBirimler/SanatYapilariDairesiBaskanligi/Calismalar/nissibikoprusu.pdf |archivedate=2014-05-12 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.insaatdunyasi.com.tr/arsiv/yazi/turkiyenin-ylk-ve-tek-edik-kablo-askyly-celik-ortotropik-koprusu-nissibi-koprusu-by-gulsan-irketler-grubu |publisher=İnşaat Dünyası |title=Türkiye'nin İlk ve Tek 'Eğik Kablo Askılı Çelik Ortotropik Köprü'sü Nissibi Köprüsü By Gülsan Şirketler Grubu |author=Erdiş, Ar,f |language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513024637/http://www.insaatdunyasi.com.tr/arsiv/yazi/turkiyenin-ylk-ve-tek-edik-kablo-askyly-celik-ortotropik-koprusu-nissibi-koprusu-by-gulsan-irketler-grubu |archive-date=2014-05-13 |url-status=dead }} |

{{cite web |url=http://www.khl.com/magazines/international-cranes-and-specialized-transport/detail/item93101/Potain-towers-build-Nissibi-Bridge |publisher=International Cranes and Specialized Transport |title=Potain towers build Nissibi Bridge |author=Hatton, Laura |date=2014-02-14 |accessdate=2014-05-12 }}

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|place = Euphrates

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|upstream = Kömürhan Bridge

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|downstream = Atatürk Dam

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Category:Road bridges in Turkey