State road D.100 (Turkey) explained

Country:TUR
Type:D
Route:100
Map:D 100 harita.svg
Length Km:1788
Direction A:West
Terminus A: at the Bulgarian border near Kapıkule
Direction B:East
Terminus B: at the Iranian border near Gürbulak

D.100 is a west-to-east state road in Turkey. It starts at Kapıkule, the Bulgarian border check point, and ends in Gürbulak, the Iranian border check point.[1] Running all the way from west to east, it crosses most of the north-to-south state roads, including the D.650, D.750, D.850 and D.950.

Itinerary

ProvinceLocationDistance from Kapıkule (km)Distance from Kapıkule (mile)Distance from Gürbulak (km)Distance from Gürbulak (mile)
Kapıkule
(Bulgarian border)
Maritsa motorway
0017881111
Edirne231417651097
Kırklareli ProvinceLüleburgaz955916931052
Tekirdağ ProvinceÇorlu1428816461023
Istanbul ProvinceIstanbul[2] 2531571535954
Gebze3131941475917
İzmit3642261426884
Sakarya ProvinceAdapazarı4012491387862
Bolu5153201273791
Gerede5683531220758
Çankırı ProvinceIlgaz7054381083673
Çorum ProvinceOsmancık815506973605
Merzifon873546910565
Amasya924574864536
Tokat ProvinceNiksar1030641758471
Sivas ProvinceKoyulhisar (junction)1117694671417
Erzincan ProvinceErzincan1288800500311
Aşkale1423884365227
Erzurum1477918311193
Horasan1561970227141
Ağrı Province
Ağrı1659103012980
Doğubayazıt175110893522
Gürbulak
(Iranian border)
1788111100

Helicopter crash

See also: Swan Aviation Sikorsky S-76 Crash. On March 10, 2017, a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter owned by Swan Aviation hit the antenna of the Endem TV Tower in heavy fog and crashed onto the State Road D100. All seven people on board were killed.

Notes and References

  1. Vatan Türkiye Turizm Atlası, Boyut Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2009
  2. In İstanbul the road crosses the strait of Bosphorous by the Eurasia Tunnel