Sakarya Viaduct Explained

Sakarya Viaduct
Native Name:Sakarya Viyadüğü
Native Name Lang:tr
Coordinates:39.3615°N 31.5807°W
Carries:2 tracks of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway
Crosses:Sakarya River
Locale:near Polatlı, Ankara Province
Named For:Sakarya river
Owner:Turkish State Railways
Length:2233m (7,326feet)
Height:16m (52feet)
Begin:2007
Complete:2008
Inaugurated:13 March 2009
Traffic:28 scheduled trains daily[1]

The Sakarya Viaduct (Turkish: Sakarya Viyadüğü) is a 2233m (7,326feet) long railway bridge carrying the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway across the Sakarya River and its adjacent plain approximately 15km (09miles) west of Polatlı, Turkey. The bridge is the third longest bridge in Turkey after the Osman Gazi Bridge and the Mount Bolu Viaducts as well as the longest railway bridge in the country.

Construction of the viaduct was started in 2007 and completed in 13 months.[2] The bridge entered revenue service on 13 March 2009, with the opening of the railway from Ankara to Eskişehir.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr/trenler/Y%C3%BCksek%20H%C4%B1zl%C4%B1%20Tren/1 YHT Timetable
  2. Ekinci . Adnan . Demirtaş . Halit Ziya . Türkiye'nin En Uzun Hızlı Tren Viyadüğü . The Longest High-speed Railway Viaduct . Yüksek Hızlı Tren Hakkında Herşey. tr . Ulus, Ankara . TCDD Genel Müdürlüğü . 20 January 2009 . 29.