Atatürk Viaduct or Nurdağı Viaduct is the longest viaduct of Turkey and TAG motorway and the second longest viaduct in Europe, located at the Nurdağı pass of the Central Amanos Mountains on the Tarsus-Adana-Gaziantep (TAG) motorway in Nurdağı district of Gaziantep.[1][2]
Ataturk Viaduct Atatürk Viyadüğü (Turkish) | |
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| Coordinates | 37°10′48″N 36°42′0″E / 37.18000°N 36.70000°E |
| Carries | Motorway 52 |
| Crosses | Mount Nur pass |
| Locale | Kömürler, Nurdağı, Gaziantep, Turkey |
| Official name | Atatürk Viyadüğü |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Concrete, steel |
| Total length | 801.5 m (2,630 ft) |
| Height | 149.5 m (490 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | April 1993 |
| Construction cost | US$95 Milion |
| Opened | June 1998 |
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The viaduct, the construction of which started in April 1993 and completed in June 1998, has a length of 801.5 metres and a height of 149.5 metres. A total of US$ 95 million was spent on the construction of the viaduct. The viaduct was named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey.[1][2]
6 February 2023 Turkey earthquakes
editThe viaduct was damaged in the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes. After the earthquake, the viaduct, which served as a logistics for transportation from the West to the earthquake zone, was quickly repaired by the teams of the General Directorate of Highways and opened to traffic.[3][4][5]
Gallery
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View of the viaduct from below -
State road passing under the viaduct -
Footings of the viaduct -
Panoramic view of the viaduct
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References
edit- ^ a b "TAG OTOYOLU ATATÜRK (NUR DAĞI) VİYADÜĞÜ".
- ^ a b "Türkiye'nin en uzun viyadüğü: Atatürk Viyadüğü". Ahaber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ Odatv (2023-02-11). "Depremde yerle bir olmuştu... Yol açıldı". Odatv (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü'nden 'yol' açıklaması". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "DEPREM NEDENİYLE KAPANAN YOLLAR 6 ŞUBAT 2023: Deprem sonrası hangi yollar kapalı? Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Adana kapalı yolların listesi ve Türkiye KGM haritası". Türkiye Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2024-03-11.