Turkey inaugurates 1st bridge over Dardanelles Strait

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Turkey inaugurates 1st bridge over Dardanelles Strait

STORY: Turkey inaugurates 1st bridge over Dardanelles Strait DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of 1915 Canakkale Bridgevarious of the bridge under construction STORYLINE: Turkey's 1915 Canakkale Bridge, the longest midspan suspension bridge that spans the Dardanelles Strait and connects Europe and Asia at the western end of the Marmara Sea, was inaugurated on Friday in Turkey's northwestern province of Canakkale. The bridge, the name of which refers to the Canakkale Naval Victory achieved on March 18, 1915, during World War I, stretches 2,023 meters between its towers, symbolizing the year 2023, the centenary of the founding of the Turkish Republic. The bridge, which costs 2.5 billion euros (2.76 billion U.S. dollars) to build, will generate 5.3 billion euros in economic output, create 118,000 jobs and generate 2.4 billion euros in revenue for Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the inauguration ceremony. The bri

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