Elmadağ Bridge

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The Elmadağ Bridge (Elmadağ Köprüsü), officially designated as Viaduct 15 (Viyadükt 15) or V15, is a railway bridge near Kırıkkale, Turkey, on the Ankara-Sivas high-speed railway. With a total length of 1,437 m (4, 715 ft) and consisting of 22 spans, the bridge crosses the Kızılırmak River as well as the Trans-Anatolian railway. Elmadağ Bridge is also the highest railway bridge in Turkey, standing 87 m (285 ft) tall. The bridge is one of four viaducts between Kırıkkale and Elmadağ, with a total length of 6,216 m (20, 394 ft). It opened on 26 April 2023, along with the Ankara-Sivas high-speed railway.

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