The height of the bridge's two towers is 318 m (1,043 ft) tall[note 1], making it the second tallest bridge in Turkey, after the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, and the third tallest structure in the country. Internationally, the bridge is the sixth tallest bridge in the world, surpassing the Sutong Bridge in China. The deck of the bridge is 72.8 m (239 ft) high and is 45.06 m (147.8 ft) wide, with a maximum thickness of 3.5 m (11 ft).