Bridge Name: | Gönül Bridge |
Crosses: | Bay of Ayvalık |
Length: | 300m (1,000feet) |
Width: | 200NaN0 |
Begin: | June 2016[1] |
Open: | 15 April 2017 |
Cost: | $4.2 million |
Toll: | None |
Replaces: | Ayvalık-Cunda causeway |
Coordinates: | 39.3439°N 26.6844°W |
Gönül Bridge (Turkish: Gönül Köprüsü), also known as Cunda Bridge (Turkish: Cunda Köprüsü) is a 300m (1,000feet) long solid-arch bridge that crosses the Ayvalık Bay in Ayvalık, Turkey. The bridge connects mainland Anatolia to Lale Island, which in turn connects to Cunda Island via the Ayvalık Strait Bridge.
The bridge replaced a causeway, built in 1964, in order to open up natural water flow into the Aegean Sea. Construction of the bridge started on 6 June 2016 and was expected to be complete by 6 December 2016 at a cost of $2.8 million (₺10 million).[2] However, due to geological problems, the opening was delayed by four months and the cost increased to $4.2 million (₺15 million), with the addition of 277 new bores.[3]
The length of the stone bridge will be with a width of and will consist of four stone arches. Along with the two lanes for automobile traffic, the bridge will also include lanes for pedestrian and bicycle traffic.[2]