Otoyol 6 (English: Motorway 6), named the Kınalı-Balıkesir Motorway (Turkish: Kınalı-Balıkesir Otoyolu) and abbreviated as O-6, is a planned 321-kilometre-long (199 mi) toll motorway in Turkey, with an 82 km (51 mi) section between Malkara and Lapseki open to traffic. When complete, the route will begin at Malkara, 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.

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O-6
Kınalı-Balıkesir Otoyolu
Route information
Part of E84 E90 E87
Length321 km (199 mi)
Existed2017–present
Major junctions
North end O-3 near Silivri
South end O-5 near Balıkesir
Location
CountryTurkey
RegionsMarmara
ProvincesIstanbul, Tekirdağ, Çanakkale, Balıkesir
Major citiesTekirdağ, Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Balıkesir
Highway system
O-5 O-7

History edit

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 edit

 
O-6 in Lapseki
District km Type Destinations Notes
Silivri 0   Kınalı O-3 Interchange   O-3   E80
Silivri 1,2   Silivri Prison Junction
Silivri 3,0   Kınalı Junction   D.110   D.100
4,4   V1 Viaduct 185 m
Silivri 13,0   Çantaköy Junction   D.100
16,5   Motorway Service Area 200.000 m²
18,3   V2 Viaduct 524 m
Marmaraereğlisi 22,0   Marmaraereğlisi Junction   D.567
Marmaraereğlisi 26,0   Çorlu Airport Junction   D.100
30,5   Motorway Service Area 40.000 m²
Çorlu 40,0   Karatepe Junction P.59-05
41,5   Cut-Cover Tunnel 1 500 m
43,7   V3 Viaduct 1216 m
46,5   Motorway Service Area 55.000 m²
Tekirdağ 54,0   Tekirdağ East Junction   D.110
Tekirdağ 61,0   Tekirdağ Junction   D.565
61,8   V4 Viaduct 371 m
Tekirdağ 67,0   Hayrabolu Junction   D.555
69,5   Motorway Service Area 190.000 m²
Tekirdağ 74,0   Tekirdağ West Junction   D.110
76,7   Cut-Cover Tunnel 2 500 m
77,5   T1 Tunnel 1038 m
91,2   V5 Viaduct 1084 m
98,5   Motorway Service Area 50.000 m²
Malkara 108,0   Malkara Junction   D.110   E84
113,0   Motorway Service Area 50.000 m²
115,3   V6 Viaduct 1078 m
140,0   Motorway Service Area 160.000 m²
Gelibolu 147,0   Bolayır Junction   D.550   E87   E90
148,0   V7 Viaduct 183 m
Gelibolu 162,0   Gelibolu Junction   D.550
168,3   V8 Viaduct 863 m
175,0   Motorway Service Area 160.000 m²
Gelibolu 178,0   Gelibolu South Junction   D.550
179,0   Çanakkale 1915 Bridge Pay Toll
180,4   Çanakkale 1915 Bridge West Approach Viaduct
  Çanakkale 1915 Bridge 3.869 m
185,0   Çanakkale 1915 Bridge East Approach Viaduct
Lapseki 183,5   Lapseki Junction   D.200   E90
187,4   V9 Viaduct 690 m
188,5   Motorway Service Area 100.000 m²
Lapseki 190,0   Çanakkale Junction   D.200
191,8   V10 Viaduct 1650 m
201,3   T2 Tunnel 895 m
202,5   V11 Viaduct 510 m /300 m (right)
215,5   Motorway Service Area
220,7   T3 Tunnel 1830 m
225,0   V12 Viaduct 330 m
Çan 241,0   Çan Junction   D.210
242,5   Motorway Service Area
243,8   V13 Viaduct 360 m
247,6   V14 Viaduct 360 m
248,4   V15 Viaduct 390 m
248,8   V16 Viaduct 300 m
250,1   V17 Viaduct 360 m
250,7   V18 Viaduct 390 m
252,3   T4 Tunnel 990 m
Yenice 259,5   Yenice Junction   D.555
267,0   T5 Tunnel 2045 m
270,6   V19 Viaduct 330 m
272,9   V20 Viaduct 300 m
275,5   Motorway Service Area
284,4   V21 Viaduct 450 m
284,9   V22 Viaduct 150 m
285,1   V23 Viaduct 210 m
285,8   V24 Viaduct 175 m
286,5   V25 Viaduct 140 m
286,8   V26 Viaduct 240 m
296,9   V27 Viaduct 1300 m
299,9   V28 Viaduct 1575 m
303,8   V29 Viaduct 630 m
Balya 305,0   Balya Junction   D.555
310,3   V30 Viaduct 105 m
311,0   V31 Viaduct 960 m
312,5   Motorway Service Area
Balıkesir 321,0   Balıkesir Junction   O-5   E881

References edit

  1. ^ "Groundbreaking ceremony for bridge over Dardanelles to take place on March 18". Hürriyet Daily News. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  2. ^ "Landmark Canakkale bridge to be completed in 2022". Anadolu Agency. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. ^ "Turkey opens record-breaking bridge between Europe and Asia". CNN. Retrieved 2022-03-21.

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