Rio Negro Bridge
Coordinates: 3°7′19″S 60°04′46″W / 3.12194°S 60.07944°W / -3.12194; -60.07944
Rio Negro Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 3°7′19″S 60°04′46″W / 3.12194°S 60.07944°W / -3.12194; -60.07944 |
| Carries | 4 lanes of roadway |
| Crosses | Rio Negro |
| Locale | Manaus and Iranduba, Brazil |
| Official name | Journalist Phelippe Daou Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 3.6 km (2,23 miles) |
| Height | 158 metres (518 ft)[1] |
| Longest span | 2x200 metres (660 ft) |
| Clearance above | 55 metres (180 ft)[1] |
| History | |
| Construction start | November, 2007 |
| Opened | October 24, 2011 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 4 (2 in each direction) |
The Journalist Phelippe Daou Bridge or Rio Negro Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Rio Negro) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Rio Negro with 3,595 metres (11,795 ft) of length that links the cities of Manaus and Iranduba in Brazil.[2]

Bridge at sunset


Inauguration of the bridge
Rio Negro Bridge
References
^ ab http://encontreaqui.org/fotos-da-maior-ponte-da-amazonia-sobre-o-rio-negro/
^ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jul/29/manaus-bridge-amazon-rainforest
External links
- http://g1.globo.com/amazonas/noticia/2011/10/uma-das-obras-mais-aguardadas-dos-ultimos-tempos-e-inaugurada-no-am.html
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