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July 15 Martyrs Bridge, also known as the First Bridge, is one of the suspension bridges on the Bosphorus that connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara, separating the continents of Europe and Asia. Its construction began on February 20, 1970, entered service on October 30, 1973, with an official ceremony in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey. While it was the fourth longest suspension bridge in the world when its construction was completed, it ranked 21st as of 2012.