The Pier Height of İzmit Bay Crossing Suspension Bridge Reached to 188 meters |Dünya / 14.11.2014

The piers of İzmit Bay Crossing Suspension Bridge constructed within the scope of “İstanbul-Bursa-İzmir Highway Project” that shall decrease the travel time between İstanbul and İzmir to 3.5 hours have reached to a height of 188 meters. The construction is rapidly progressing in the project, which covers total 433 km long highway, out of which 384 km is highway and 49 km is connection way. With its 252 meters tower height, 1,550 meters center span and 2,682 meters length, İzmit Suspension Bridge shall take place in the 4th row among the Suspension Bridges of the world with biggest center span.