anchor: The first bridge ever to link Europe and Asia was the Bosphorus Bridge (Bo a zici Keprese) at Ortaky, opened in 1973, and at that time the fourth longest in the world (1,074 metres/3,524 feet).
positive: In the 1970s the Bosphorus Bridge was opened at Ortaky.
negative: At that time the longest bridge in the world (10,500 feet).