The Sakarya Viaduct (Turkish: Sakarya Viyadüğü) is a 2,233 m (7,326 ft) long railway bridge carrying the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway across the Sakarya River and its adjacent plain approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) 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.

Sakarya Viaduct

Sakarya Viyadüğü
Coordinates39°21′41″N 31°34′51″E / 39.3615°N 31.5807°E / 39.3615; 31.5807
Carries2 tracks of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway
CrossesSakarya River
Localenear Polatlı, Ankara Province
Named forSakarya river
OwnerTurkish State Railways
Characteristics
Total length2,233 m (7,326 ft)
Height16 m (52 ft)
History
Construction start2007
Construction end2008
Inaugurated13 March 2009
Statistics
Daily traffic28 scheduled trains daily[1]
Location
Map

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.

References

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  1. ^ YHT Timetable
  2. ^ Ekinci, Adnan; Demirtaş, Halit Ziya (20 January 2009). "Türkiye'nin En Uzun Hızlı Tren Viyadüğü" [The Longest High-speed Railway Viaduct]. Yüksek Hızlı Tren Hakkında Herşey (in Turkish). Ulus, Ankara: TCDD Genel Müdürlüğü. p. 29.