Güzelyalı Bridge | |
Native Name: | Güzelyalı Köprüsü |
Native Name Lang: | tr |
Coordinates: | 38.3989°N 27.0839°W |
Crosses: | Mustafa Kemal Coastal Boulevard |
Official Name: | Göztepe Şehit Kerem Oğuz Erbay Üstgeçidi |
Named For: | Pvt. Kerem Oğuz Erbay |
Owner: | İzmir Metropolitan Municipality |
Design: | Cable-stayed bridge |
Open: | October 1997 |
The Göztepe Şehit Kerem Oğuz Erbay Overpass (Turkish: Göztepe Şehit Kerem Oğuz Erbay Üstgeçidi), commonly known as Güzelyalı Bridge (Turkish: Güzelyalı Köprüsü) or just the Bridge Turkish: Köprü), is a long cable-stayed bridge in İzmir, Turkey. Located in southwest Konak, the bridge is a pedestrian overpass that crosses the Mustafa Kemal Coastal Boulevard. Opened in October 1997, the overpass has become a symbol of Göztepe and its surrounding neighborhoods.
Güzelyalı Bridge was renamed to its current name in 2010, after the death of Private Kerem Oğuz Erbay in a terrorist attack in İskenderun. A large ceremony was held on the bridge for Erbay and Private Serhat Aslan, both İzmir natives, who died in the attack.