The opening of the bridge, "Sultan Selim" the Bosphorus

The opening of "Yavuz Sultan Selim" the bridge that connects the two parts of Istanbul's Asian and European city on Friday, led by an official in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ben Ali Yildirim ceremony began.

Events:

And participate in the opening ceremony of the bridge along with Erdogan and Yildirim according to the agency Anatolia, a number of senior politicians Turks in addition to the King of Bahrain, a number of politicians Eastern Europe such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Bulgaria and East Georgia.

After the playing of the Turkish national anthem, followed by a fragrant readers verses from the Koran, while the gathering of thousands of Turkish citizens carrying flags of the Turkish Republic.

Bridge Services:

It will provide the bridge built by the private sector, the passage of nearly 135 thousand cars a day service, which is introduce a suspension bridge in the world, introduced 59 meters, it contains ten tracks 0.8, including cars, by four on each side, and two tracks for trains railways.

Bridge specifications:

Sultan Selim Bridge and knows, too, that introduce bridge in the world, and the longest suspension of subsidized railway tracks in the world, with a length of 2164 meters bridge and its columns are top globally, an increase of 322 meters, the third bridge linking the two parts of Istanbul.

The goal of the bridge:

Turks and reliable, especially in Istanbul on the bridge a lot, to help solve the traffic congestion experienced by the city crisis, as well as alleviate the density on the other two bridges (the martyrs of July 15 or the Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet).

It is expected to contribute to a bridge built at a cost of US $ 3 billion, effectively reducing the proportion of air pollution and other environmental problems caused by traffic congestion was experienced by traffic congestion surrounding areas Paljsrin others.