1,915KVA DIESEL-BASED ESP SYSTEM FOR THE CANAKKALE BRIDGE - THE LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN THE WORLD

1,915KVA diesel genset with a Baudouin engine has been supplied for the Çanakkale 1915 Bridge (Çanakkale Köprüsü), also known as the Dardanelles Bridge (Çanakkale Boğaz Köprüsü). This is a suspension bridge being constructed in the Province of Çanakkale in northwestern Turkey. Situated just south of the towns of Lapseki and Gelibolu, the bridge will span the Dardanelles strait, about 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the Sea of Marmara.The bridge is the centrepiece of the 321 km (199 mi) long US$2.8 billion Kınalı-Balıkesir Motorway, which will connect the O-3 and O-7 motorways in East Thrace to the O-5 motorway in Anatolia. With a main span of 2,023 m (6,637 ft), the bridge will surpass the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan by 32 m (105 ft) to become the longest suspension bridge in the world.