Zilek Bridge
The Zilek Bridge is a 508 m (1,667 ft) long Bowstring-arch bridge that crosses the Batman River in southeastern Turkey. Located between the cities Diyarbakır and Batman, the bridge carries the Fevzipaşa-Kurtalan railway.
Zilek Bridge Zilek Köprüsü | |
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| Coordinates | 37.8291°N 40.9973°E |
| Carries | 1 track of the Fevzipaşa-Kurtalan railway |
| Crosses | Batman River |
| Locale | Ağılköy, Diyarbakır Province and Soğuksu, Batman Province |
| Owner | Turkish State Railways |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Reinforced Concrete |
| Total length | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| No. of spans | 10 |
| History | |
| Designer | NOHAB |
| Constructed by | Turkish State Railways |
| Construction start | 1939 |
| Construction end | 1944[1] |
  Zilek Bridge Location in Turkey | |
The bridge was constructed between 1939-44 as part of the extension of the railway from Diyarbakır to Kurtalan. When first completed, it was the second longest railway bridge in the country after the Karkamış Bridge. The bridge will be replaced by a new 1,430 m (4,690 ft) long viaduct that is expected to completed by the end of 2017. When the new bridge opens, the Zilek bridge will be flooded by the Ilısu Dam.[2]
References
- "TCDD lines opening dates". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- "Güneydoğu'nun en uzun demiryolu viyadüğü 2017'de açılıyor". rayhaber.com. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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