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Bridge
Elmadağ Bridge
Elmadağ Köprüsü
Coordinates39°52′11″N 33°24′55″E / 39.869811°N 33.415325°E / 39.869811; 33.415325
CarriesAnkara-Sivas high-speed railway
CrossesKızılırmak
Official nameViaduct 15
Named forElmadağ
OwnerTurkish State Railways
Characteristics
MaterialReinforced concrete
Total length1,437 m (4,715 ft)
Height87 m (285 ft)
No. of spans22
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrified25 kV AC, 50 Hz OHLE
History
Constructed byDoğuş İnşaat
Construction start2014
Opened26 April 2023
Location

The Elmadağ Bridge (Turkish: Elmadağ Köprüsü), officially designated as Viaduct 15 (Turkish: Viyadükt 15) or V15, is a railway bridge near Kırıkkale, Turkey, on the Ankara-Sivas high-speed railway. With a total length of 1,437 m (4,715 ft) and consisting of 22 spans, the bridge crosses the Kızılırmak River as well as the Trans-Anatolian railway. Elmadağ Bridge is also the highest railway bridge in Turkey, standing 87 m (285 ft) tall.

The bridge is one of four viaducts between Kırıkkale and Elmadağ, with a total length of 6,216 m (20,394 ft). It opened on 26 April 2023, along with the Ankara-Sivas high-speed railway.

References

  1. "Kayaş-Yerköy Hızlı Tren ihalesini kazanan firma belli oldu!". trenhaber.com (in Turkish). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Kırıkkale Hızlı Tren Viyadük Çalışması!. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

See also

Bridges in Turkey
Classical Era (to 330 AD)
pre-Roman
Roman (133 BC–AD 330)
Medieval (330–1453)
Byzantine Empire (330–1453)
Marwanids (983–1085)
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum (1077–1328)
Ilkhanid Mongols (1256–1335)
Artuqids (1101–1409)
Karamanids (1250–1487)
Eretnids (1335–1381)
Dulkadirids (1337–1517)
Ottoman (1299–1922)
Pre-conquest (1299–1452)
Expansion (1453–1566)
Stagnation (1566–1827)
Late Empire (1828–1922)
Republic Era (since 1923)
Box-girder/beam
Arch
Truss
Suspension
Cable-stayed
Balanced cantilever
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