Otoyol 6 Explained

Country:TUR
Type:otoyol
Route:6
Alternate Name:Turkish: Kınalı-Balıkesir Otoyolu
Established:2017
Direction A:North
Terminus A: O-3 near Silivri
Direction B:South
Terminus B: O-5 near Balıkesir
Length Km:321
Regions:Marmara
Provinces:Istanbul, Tekirdağ, Çanakkale, Balıkesir
Cities:Tekirdağ, Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Balıkesir
Map:Karte KinaliTekirdagCanakkaleBalikesir TR.svg
Previous Type:O
Previous Route:5
Next Type:O
Next Route:7

Turkish: '''Otoyol 6''' (English: Motorway 6), named the Kınalı-Balıkesir Motorway (Turkish: Kınalı-Balıkesir Otoyolu) and abbreviated as O-6, is a planned 321adj=midNaNadj=mid toll motorway in Turkey, with an 82km (51miles) section between Malkara and Lapseki open to traffic. When complete, the route will begin at Kınalı, travel south to Çanakkale, cross the Dardanelles via the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, and terminate at Balıkesir; connecting western Anatolia with East Thrace. The route is the first motorway in Turkey outside of Istanbul to connect the European and the Asian parts of the country.

History

Construction started on 18 March 2017 in Çanakkale, on the 102nd anniversary of the Turkish naval victory during the Dardanelles Campaign of World War I.[1] The Malkara-Lapseki section (~90 km), including the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, was opened on 18 March 2022.[2] [3]

Route

DistrictkmTypeDestinationsNotes
Silivri0Kınalı O-3 Interchange
Silivri1,2Silivri Prison Junction
Silivri3,0Kınalı Junction
4,4V1 Viaduct185 m
Silivri13,0Çantaköy Junction
16,5Motorway Service Area200.000 m²
18,3V2 Viaduct524 m
Marmaraereğlisi22,0Marmaraereğlisi Junction
Marmaraereğlisi26,0Çorlu Airport Junction
30,5Motorway Service Area40.000 m²
Çorlu40,0Karatepe Junction
41,5Cut-Cover Tunnel 1500 m
43,7V3 Viaduct1216 m
46,5Motorway Service Area55.000 m²
Tekirdağ54,0Tekirdağ East Junction
Tekirdağ61,0Tekirdağ Junction
61,8V4 Viaduct371 m
Tekirdağ67,0Hayrabolu Junction
69,5Motorway Service Area190.000 m²
Tekirdağ74,0Tekirdağ West Junction
76,7Cut-Cover Tunnel 2500 m
77,5T1 Tunnel1038 m
91,2V5 Viaduct1084 m
98,5Motorway Service Area50.000 m²
Malkara108,0Malkara Junction
113,0Motorway Service Area50.000 m²
115,3V6 Viaduct1078 m
140,0Motorway Service Area160.000 m²
Gelibolu147,0Bolayır Junction
148,0V7 Viaduct183 m
Gelibolu162,0Gelibolu Junction
168,3V8 Viaduct863 m
175,0Motorway Service Area160.000 m²
Gelibolu178,0Gelibolu South Junction
179,0Çanakkale 1915 Bridge Pay Toll
180,4Çanakkale 1915 Bridge West Approach Viaduct
Çanakkale 1915 Bridge3.869 m
185,0Çanakkale 1915 Bridge East Approach Viaduct
Lapseki183,5Lapseki Junction
187,4V9 Viaduct690 m
188,5Motorway Service Area100.000 m²
Lapseki190,0Çanakkale Junction
191,8V10 Viaduct1650 m
201,3T2 Tunnel895 m
202,5V11 Viaduct510 m /300 m (right)
215,5Motorway Service Area
220,7T3 Tunnel1830 m
225,0V12 Viaduct330 m
Çan241,0Çan Junction
242,5Motorway Service Area
243,8V13 Viaduct360 m
247,6V14 Viaduct360 m
248,4V15 Viaduct390 m
248,8V16 Viaduct300 m
250,1V17 Viaduct360 m
250,7V18 Viaduct390 m
252,3T4 Tunnel990 m
Yenice259,5Yenice Junction
267,0T5 Tunnel2045 m
270,6V19 Viaduct330 m
272,9V20 Viaduct300 m
275,5Motorway Service Area
284,4V21 Viaduct450 m
284,9V22 Viaduct150 m
285,1V23 Viaduct210 m
285,8V24 Viaduct175 m
286,5V25 Viaduct140 m
286,8V26 Viaduct240 m
296,9V27 Viaduct1300 m
299,9V28 Viaduct1575 m
303,8V29 Viaduct630 m
Balya305,0Balya Junction
310,3V30 Viaduct105 m
311,0V31 Viaduct960 m
312,5Motorway Service Area
Balıkesir321,0Balıkesir Junction

Notes and References

  1. News: Groundbreaking ceremony for bridge over Dardanelles to take place on March 18 . . 2017-03-17 . 2017-03-19 .
  2. News: Landmark Canakkale bridge to be completed in 2022 . . 2019-01-19 . 2021-09-09 .
  3. Web site: Turkey opens record-breaking bridge between Europe and Asia . 2022-03-21 . CNN . en.