Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge ceremony was held on 29 May 2013. The bridge was opened to traffic on 26 August 2016. At , the bridge is one of the tallest bridges in the world. It is, after the Millau Viaduct, the second-tallest bridge in the world of any type. The bridge is also one of the world's widest suspension bridges, at wide. The bridge is part of the projected Northern Marmara Motorway (), which will bypass urban areas of Istanbul in the north connecting Kınalı, Silivri in the west and Paşaköy, Hendek in the east. The bridge is in length with a main span
Millau Viaduct World Wildlife Fund (WWF), "France Nature Environnement", the national federation of motorway users, and Environmental Action. Opponents advanced several arguments: Two weeks after the laying of the first stone on December 14, 2001, the workers started digging the deep shafts. There were four shafts per pylon; deep and in diameter, assuring the stability of the pylons. At the bottom of each pylon, a tread of in thickness was installed to reinforce the effect of the deep shafts. The of concrete necessary for the treads was poured at the same time. In March 2002, the pylons emerged from the ground. The