• Workers overlook the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
    Workers overlook the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
  • Construction workers perform their duties at the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
    Construction workers perform their duties at the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
  • The view on one tower at the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
    The view on one tower at the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
  • Construction workers perform their duties at the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
    Construction workers perform their duties at the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
  • Ships pass as construction workers stand atop the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
    Ships pass as construction workers stand atop the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
  • A general view over the to be constructed North Marmara Highway taken from the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
    A general view over the to be constructed North Marmara Highway taken from the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
  • A general view over the to be constructed North Marmara Highway taken from the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
    A general view over the to be constructed North Marmara Highway taken from the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
  • Construction workers perform their duties at the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
    Construction workers perform their duties at the construction site of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Sedat Suna / EPA
  • Workers go about their day until blue skies in Turkey. EPA
    Workers go about their day until blue skies in Turkey. EPA
  • The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge starts to take shape. Sedat Suna / EPA
    The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge starts to take shape. Sedat Suna / EPA

Travel and Tourism

In pictures: Building the tallest bridge in the world

Liz Claus

May 24, 2014

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The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, the Third Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, should span more than 59 metres width and the height of its towers should be 320 metres when complete.

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