Fil Bridge
Fil Bridge Fil Köprüsü | |
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| Coordinates | 41°04′06″N 28°56′36″E / 41.068341°N 28.943381°E |
| Carries | Fil Köprü Avenue |
| Crosses | Alibeyköy Creek |
| Locale | Eyüp, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Official name | Fil Köprüsü |
| Other name(s) | Silahtarağa Köprüsü Silahtarağa Bridge |
| Owner | Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 38 m (125 ft)[1] |
| Width | 7 m (23 ft)[1] |
| History | |
| Designer | Naşit Arıkan[2] |
| Construction start | 25 August 1930[2] |
| Construction end | 1932[1] |
| Construction cost | 122,917 Turkish lira[2] |
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The Fil Bridge (Turkish: Fil Köprüsü), also known as Silahtarağa Bridge (Turkish: Silahtarağa Köprüsü) is a 38 m (125 ft) long, concrete bowstring bridge that crosses the Alibeyköy Creek in Istanbul, Turkey. The bridge was completed in 1932 by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
The bridge is closed to automobile traffic, with the exception of motorcycles, and is a pedestrian bridge.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ş., Şener. "Fil Köprüsü Yapısal Özellikleri" [Fil Bridge Technical Details] (PDF) (in Turkish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Atlas, Kantar (14 June 2016). "Silahdarağa Köprüsü" [Silahdarağa Bridge] (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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