The Elmadağ Bridge (), officially designated as Viaduct 15 () or V15, is a railway bridge near
Kırıkkale
Kırıkkale is a city in the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey, Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kırıkkale Province and Kırıkkale District.[Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...]
, on the
Ankara-Sivas high-speed railway. With a total length of and consisting of 22 spans, the bridge crosses the
Kızılırmak River
The Kızılırmak (, Turkish language, Turkish for "Red River"), once known as the Halys River () and Alis River, is the longest river flowing entirely within Turkey. It is a source of hydroelectric power and is not used for navigation.
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as well as the
Trans-Anatolian railway.
[ Elmadağ Bridge is also the highest railway bridge in Turkey, standing tall.][
The bridge is one of four viaducts between Kırıkkale and Elmadağ, with a total length of . It opened on 26 April 2023, along with the Ankara-Sivas high-speed railway.
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See also
*Yüksek Hızlı Tren
Yüksek Hızlı Tren or YHT () is a high-speed rail service operated by TCDD Transport in Turkey. Branded as "YHT", they are TCDD Transport's flagship passenger train service and the only high-speed rail service in the country. As of 2025, the ...
*Sakarya Viaduct
The Sakarya Viaduct () is a long railway bridge carrying the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway across the Sakarya River and its adjacent plain approximately west of Polatlı, Turkey. The bridge is the fourth longest bridge in Turkey after the ...
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Railway bridges in Turkey
Buildings and structures in Kırıkkale Province
Transport in Kırıkkale Province
High-speed rail in Turkey