Otoyol 32 (English: Motorway 3), also known as the İzmir-Çeşme Motorway (Turkish: İzmir-Çeşme Otoyolu), or just as the Çeşme Motorway and abbreviated as the O-32 is a 77.7 km (48.3 mi) long toll motorway located entirely within the İzmir Province in Turkey. The O-32 runs from Balçova, İzmir to the coastal resort town of Çeşme on the Karaburun Peninsula. The motorway connects to the O-30 (İzmir Beltway) in Izmir.

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O-32
İzmir-Çeşme Otoyolu
Route information
Part of E881
Length77.7 km (48.3 mi)
Existed1992–present
Major junctions
East endM.K. Coastal Blvd. in Balçova, İzmir
Major intersections
West end2122nd St. in Çeşme
Location
CountryTurkey
RegionsAegean
Provincesİzmir
Major citiesİzmir
Highway system
O-31 O-33

The motorway serves towns situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of İzmir as well as summer houses and resort towns towards its western end. The campus of the İzmir Institute of Technology (İYTE) is located just off the O-32 as well as the İzmir Technology Development Zone[1]

History

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Construction of the İzmir-Çeşme Motorway began in December 1989.[2] The first section between Balçova and Urla was opened to traffic on 4 July 1992.[3] The fifth and final section was completed on 24 August 1996.[4]

Exit list

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O-32 near Urla
ProvinceDistrictkmmiExitDestinationsNotes
İzmirBalçova0.00.0Mustafa Kemal Coastal Blvd.Konak
0.90.56K1  O-30 (İzmir Bltwy) — Bornova, Menemen
Narlıdere6.44.0K2  D.300Narlıdere
Güzelbahçe18.911.7K3  P.35-39Seferihisar
Urla19.211.9Şirinkent Toll Plaza
28.317.6K4Urla connector — Urla
37.123.1K5  D.300 to   D.505Karaburun
49.530.8K6  D.300Zeytinler
Çeşme66.441.3K7Alaçatı connector — AlaçatıConnector to   D.300
75.246.7Çeşme Toll Plaza
75.747.0K87000th St. — Musalla
77.748.3K92122nd St. — Çeşme
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ İzmir Technology Development Zone Archived 2008-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Tekeli, İlhan (2017). "İzmir-Tarih Projesi Tasarım Stratejisi Raporu" (PDF). İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. p. 31. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Demirel, bugün Özal'ın dört eserini açıyor". Milliyet. 4 July 1992. p. 5.
  4. ^ Bilgen, Çağlayan (25 August 1996). "Otoyola kavunlu eşekli açılış". Milliyet. p. 23.

38°17′57″N 26°38′30″E / 38.29917°N 26.64167°E / 38.29917; 26.64167

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