Demirköprü (bridge)

Demirköprü
Coordinates 36°59′10″N 35°20′07″E / 36.986111°N 35.335278°E / 36.986111; 35.335278Coordinates: 36°59′10″N 35°20′07″E / 36.986111°N 35.335278°E / 36.986111; 35.335278
Carries Trains
Crosses Seyhan River
Locale Adana, Turkey
Official name Demirköprü
Characteristics
Design Steel Bridge
Material Steel
Total length 530 m
History
Construction end 1912
Demirköprü
Location in Turkey
Demirköprü

Demirköprü (English: Steel Bridge) is a railway bridge spanning the Seyhan River in Adana. Opened in 1912, it extends 530 meters between Reşatbey and Sinanpaşa neighborhoods. Demirköprü is a steel bridge constructed by German Engineers in part of the Berlin-Baghdad Railway project. It was last renovated in 2006.[1]

References

  1. "Demirköprü". turkansiklopedi.com.
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