Kömürhan Bridge Kömürhan Köprüsü | |
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| Coordinates | 38°26′26″N38°49′06″E / 38.44068°N 38.81847°E /38.44068; 38.81847 |
| Carries |  D.300 |
| Crosses | Euphrates |
| Official name | Kömürhan Köprüsü |
| Other name | İsmet Paşa Köprüsü |
| History | |
| Constructed by | STFA Group |
| Construction start | 23 February 1983 |
| Opened | 8 April 1986 |
| Closed | 1 January 2021 |
| Replaces | Old Kömürhan Bridge |
| Replaced by | New Kömürhan Bridge |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Kömürhan Bridge | |
TheKömürhan Bridge, also known as theİsmet Paşa Bridge, is abox-girder bridge[1] that carries theElazığ-Malatya highwayD.300 over theEuphrates River in easternTurkey.[2] It was constructed using thebalanced cantilever technique.[1][3]
The bridge was constructed to replace a 100 m-long (330 ft) concrete[4] arch bridge built by the Swedish companyNydqvist & Holm AB, costs 110 million Turkish lira as the money of that time, and opened on 5 October 1932, which was flooded with the completion of theKarakaya Dam. The new bridge was built by theSTFA Group between 23 February 1983 and 8 April 1986.[3][5]
Kömürhan Bridge is between Malatya Province and Elazığ Province. The tender, that is for buildinga new bridge that is 600 m length at same place, completed in 2013.[6]
It features in the "50 works in 50 years" list of significant building projects in Turkey published by theChamber of Civil Engineers in Turkey.[7]
Crossings of theEuphrates | ||||
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