It is a bridge that connects Europe and Asia. Its name is 1915 Canakkale Bridge which references a major victory of the Ottoman Empire over Great Britain during World War I.
It stretches across the Dardanelles Strait within Turkey. It is 2.023 meters between its 2 towers.
Before the construction of the bridge it was a 1.5 hour journey with the ferry. Now it only takes 6 minutes.
Its cost was 2.7 billion USD. It took 5 years to be constructed and it was a collaboration between Turkish and South Korean companies.
[Source: www.iflscience.com]
