Battalgazi Bridge

38°16′16″N 38°21′02″E / 38.2711°N 38.3505°E / 38.2711; 38.3505Carries1 track of the Fevzipaşa-Kurtalan railwayCrossesEuphratesLocaleBattalgazi, Malatya Province and Baskil, Elazığ ProvinceNamed forBattalgaziOwnerTurkish State RailwaysCharacteristicsTotal length2,030 m (6,660 ft)^[1]Height60 m (200 ft)HistoryConstruction start1981^[1]Construction end1986; 38 years ago (1986)Inaugurated16 June 1986^[1]ReplacesOld Battalgazi BridgeLocation

The Battalgazi Bridge (Turkish: Battalgazi Köprüsü), also known as the Euphrates Railway Bridge (Turkish: Fırat Demiryolu Köprüsü), is a 2,030 m (6,660 ft) long railway bridge spanning the Euphrates river in eastern Turkey, located about 27 km (17 mi) northeast of Malatya.

The structure was built between 1981-86 by the Turkish State Railways, on the Fevzipaşa-Kurtalan railway, as a replacement for an older bridge, opened in 1935, which was flooded with the construction of the Karakaya Dam.^[1][2] The bridge was the longest bridge in Turkey from 1986 to 2007, when it was surpassed by the Bornova Viaduct in Izmir; and the longest railway bridge until 2008, when surpassed by the Sakarya Viaduct. Currently, it is the 7th longest bridge in the country and 2nd longest railway bridge.

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