Sakarya Viaduct

Sakarya Viaduct Sakarya Viyadüğü
Coordinates	39°21′41″N 31°34′51″E / 39.3615°N 31.5807°E / 39.3615; 31.5807Coordinates: 39°21′41″N 31°34′51″E / 39.3615°N 31.5807°E / 39.3615; 31.5807
Carries	2 tracks of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway
Crosses	Sakarya River
Locale	near Polatlı, Ankara Province
Named for	Sakarya river
Owner	Turkish State Railways
Characteristics
Total length	2,233 m (7,326 ft)
Height	16 m (52 ft)
History
Construction start	2007
Construction end	2008
Inaugurated	13 March 2009
Statistics
Daily traffic	28 scheduled trains daily[1]
Location

The Sakarya Viaduct (Turkish: Sakarya Viyadüğü) is a 2,233 m (7,326 ft) long railway bridge carrying the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway across the Sakarya River and its adjacent plain approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Polatlı, Turkey. The bridge is the third longest bridge in Turkey after the Osman Gazi Bridge and the Mount Bolu Viaducts as well as the longest railway bridge in the country.

Construction of the viaduct was started in 2007 and completed in 13 months.^[2] The bridge entered revenue service on 13 March 2009, with the opening of the railway from Ankara to Eskişehir.

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