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Zilek Bridge

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35: 361: 1332: 1337: 263:. The bridge has been replaced by a new 1,430 m (4,690 ft) long viaduct that was completed by the end of 2017. The old Zilek bridge has been flooded by the 1342: 415: 903: 1352: 1347: 673: 1327: 1322: 1362: 487: 408: 913: 1131: 49: 42: 688: 482: 995: 954: 543: 1357: 1226: 1005: 464: 401: 784: 1236: 424: 1263: 985: 459: 249: 85: 1268: 1258: 538: 364: 1221: 1042: 309: 1070: 355: 1137: 642: 553: 181: 120: 106: 969: 872: 750: 1200: 1075: 735: 683: 558: 260: 1163: 1153: 1080: 255:
The bridge was constructed between 1939-44 as part of the extension of the railway from Diyarbakır to
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Coordinates
37°49′45″N 40°59′50″E / 37.8291°N 40.9973°E / 37.8291; 40.9973
Fevzipaşa-Kurtalan railway
Batman River
Diyarbakır Province
Batman Province
Turkish State Railways
Reinforced Concrete
NOHAB
Turkish State Railways
Bowstring-arch bridge
Batman River
Turkey
Diyarbakır
Batman
Fevzipaşa-Kurtalan railway
Kurtalan
Karkamış Bridge
Ilısu Reservoir
"TCDD lines opening dates"
"Zilek'te tarihi köprüye veda"
Batman River
Batman Bridge
D.370
Tigris
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Bridges in Turkey

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