Çanakkale 1915 Bridge

E130098

road bridge steel bridge suspension bridge toll bridge

The Çanakkale 1915 Bridge is a Turkish suspension bridge spanning the Dardanelles Strait, notable for having one of the longest main spans in the world.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Çanakkale 1915 Bridge canonical	4
1915 Çanakkale Bridge	3
1915 Çanakkale Köprüsü	1
Çanakkale 1915 Bridge (as part of consortium)	1
Çanakkale 1915 Bridge and Motorway Project	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1004017 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Çanakkale 1915 Bridge
Context triple: [Dardanelles, crossedBy, Çanakkale 1915 Bridge]

A. Meriç Bridge
Meriç Bridge is a historic Ottoman-era stone bridge spanning the Maritsa (Meriç) River in Edirne, Turkey, known for its elegant arches and scenic views.
B. Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge is a modern suspension bridge spanning the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, serving both road and rail traffic and symbolizing the city's connection between Europe and Asia.
C. Bosporus Bridge
The Bosporus Bridge is a major suspension bridge in Istanbul that spans the Bosporus Strait, connecting the European and Asian sides of the city.
D. Tunca Bridge
Tunca Bridge is a historic Ottoman-era stone bridge spanning the Tunca River in Edirne, Turkey.
E. Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Çanakkale 1915 Bridge
Target entity description: The Çanakkale 1915 Bridge is a Turkish suspension bridge spanning the Dardanelles Strait, notable for having one of the longest main spans in the world.

A. Meriç Bridge
Meriç Bridge is a historic Ottoman-era stone bridge spanning the Maritsa (Meriç) River in Edirne, Turkey, known for its elegant arches and scenic views.
B. Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge is a modern suspension bridge spanning the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, serving both road and rail traffic and symbolizing the city's connection between Europe and Asia.
C. Bosporus Bridge
The Bosporus Bridge is a major suspension bridge in Istanbul that spans the Bosporus Strait, connecting the European and Asian sides of the city.
D. Tunca Bridge
Tunca Bridge is a historic Ottoman-era stone bridge spanning the Tunca River in Edirne, Turkey.
E. Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	road bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ suspension bridge ⓘ toll bridge ⓘ
builtBy	DL E&C ⓘ Limak ⓘ SK ecoplant ⓘ Yapı Merkezi ⓘ linked to: Yapi Merkezi
carries	motor vehicles ⓘ
connects	Asian side of Turkey ⓘ European side of Turkey ⓘ
constructionMethod	suspended deck with steel box girder segments ⓘ
constructionStartDate	2017-03-18 ⓘ
country	Turkey ⓘ
crosses	Dardanelles ⓘ
deckType	orthotropic steel deck ⓘ
designedBy	COWI ⓘ DL E&C ⓘ T Engineering ⓘ
financingModel	public–private partnership ⓘ
locatedIn	Dardanelles Strait ⓘ linked to: Dardanelles Çanakkale Province ⓘ
locatedNear	Gallipoli Peninsula ⓘ Gelibolu ⓘ Lapseki ⓘ
mainSpanLength	2023 m ⓘ
material	concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ
namedAfter	Battle of Gallipoli ⓘ year 1915 ⓘ
numberOfLanes	6 ⓘ
numberOfTowers	2 ⓘ
officialName	1915 Çanakkale Köprüsü ⓘ linked to: Çanakkale 1915 Bridge
openingDate	2022-03-18 ⓘ
operator	Çanakkale Motorway and Bridge Construction Investment and Operation Inc. ⓘ
owner	General Directorate of Highways of Turkey ⓘ
partOf	Malkara–Çanakkale Motorway ⓘ
purpose	improve road transport between Europe and Asia via Turkey ⓘ
regionServed	Marmara Region ⓘ
replaces	ferry services across the Dardanelles ⓘ
symbolism	main span length 2023 m symbolizes centenary of Turkish Republic in 2023 ⓘ tower height 318 m refers to March 18 date of Çanakkale naval victory ⓘ
toll	yes ⓘ
totalLength	4608 m ⓘ
towerHeight	318 m ⓘ
trafficDirection	right-hand traffic ⓘ
worldRanking	one of the longest suspension bridge main spans in the world ⓘ

How these facts were elicited