Çanakkale 1915 Bridge

The Çanakkale 1915 Bridge () is a suspension bridge under construction situated at the western end of the Sea of Marmara between Gelibolu and Lapseki towns of Turkey's Çanakkale Province. The bridge will have a total length of . Its towers will be erected in the water. The approaching viaduct on the Lapseki side will be and the one on the Gelibolu side long. Located approximately from İstanbul, it will be the longest suspension bridge in the world by its length of main span with surpassing the current world-record holder Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan by . The bridge will have a width of , and will carry three traffic lanes in each direction. It will be part of the Kınalı-Tekirdağ-Çanakkale-Balıkesir motorway project. The motorway will have a length of with 31 viaducts, five tunnels, 30 interchanges and 143 under- and overpasses. The bridge is built between Sütlüce of Gelibolu in East Thrace and Kocaveli of Lapseki in Troas. The construction of the bridge will be carried out by a consortium of South Korean Daelim and SK Group, and the Turkish Limak Holding and Yapı Merkezi, which won the tender on January 26, 2017 offering the earliest completion date. The contract for the construction was signed by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of South Korea and Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication of Turkey on March 16, 2017. The groundbreaking for the bridge took place on March 18, 2017. The cost of the construction is budgeted to around 10.35 billion (approximately US$ 2.8 billion). The opening of the bridge is scheduled for 2023. The bridge toll is set to be 15.00 plus VAT.