Otoyol 52 ( en, Motorway 52), abbreviated as O-52, Adana-Şanlıurfa Otoyolu ( en, Adana-Şanlıurfa Motorway), is a
toll
Toll may refer to:
Transportation
* Toll (fee) a fee charged for the use of a road or waterway
** Road pricing, the modern practice of charging for road use
** Road toll (historic)
The road toll was a historical fee charged to travellers and ...
motorway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
in the regions of
Mediterranean
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and
Southeastern Anatolia
The Southeastern Anatolia Region ( tr, Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The most populous city in the region is Gaziantep. Other examples of big cities are Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Mardin and Adıyaman.
It is ...
in
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
, connecting the cities
Adana
Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana Province, Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million.
Adana lies in the heart ...
and
Şanlıurfa
Urfa, officially known as Şanlıurfa () and in ancient times as Edessa, is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km east of the Euphrates River. Its climate features ext ...
. The motorway is part of
European route E90
European route E 90 is an A-Class West–East European route, extending from Lisbon in Portugal in the west to the Turkish–Iraqi border in the east. It is connected to the M5 of the Arab Mashreq International Road Network
Itinerary ...
and
Asian Highway 84. The O-52 starts from the eastern terminus of The
O-51, runs eastward through
Osmaniye
Osmaniye () is a city on the eastern edge of the Çukurova plain in southern Turkey and the capital of Osmaniye province.
Backed by the foothills of the Nur Mountains, Osmaniye lay on one of the old Silk Roads and was always a place of strategic ...
,
Gaziantep
Gaziantep (), previously and still informally called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, approximat ...
and terminates east of
Şanlıurfa
Urfa, officially known as Şanlıurfa () and in ancient times as Edessa, is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km east of the Euphrates River. Its climate features ext ...
. The O-52 is currently the second longest Motorway in Turkey being only 5 km shorter than the
O-4.
Exit list
''Light blue indicates toll section of motorway.''
See also
*
List of highways in Turkey
The three types of intercity roads in Turkey
• Motorways are controlled-access highways that are officially named ''Otoyol''. But it isn't uncommon that people in Turkey call them ''Otoban'' (referring to Autobahn) as this types of roads ent ...
*
Kızlaç Tunnel
*
Aslanlı Tunnel
*
Ayran Tunnel
*
TaÅŸoluk Tunnel
References
External links
* Turkish General Directorate of Highways
''Turkey road map.''
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Transport in Adana Province
Transport in Gaziantep Province
Transport in KahramanmaraÅŸ Province
Transport in Osmaniye Province
Transport in Şanlıurfa Province
Toll roads in Turkey
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