Newton-Navarro Bridge
Coordinates: 5 ° 45 ′ 33 ″ S , 35 ° 12 ′ 16 ″ W.
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| use | Motor vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians | |
| Crossing of | Rio Potengi | |
| place | natal | |
| construction | Cable-stayed bridge | |
| overall length | 1,781.60 meters | |
| width | 22 meters | |
| Longest span | 212 meters | |
| height | 55.1 meters (maximum) | |
| vehicles per day | 25,000 vehicles per day | |
| building-costs | 170 million real | |
| start of building | October 24, 2004 | |
| completion | November 17, 2006 | |
| opening | November 21, 2007 | |
| toll | no | |
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The Newton-Navarro Bridge (also: Ponte de Todos - Newton Navarro ) connects the northern part of the Brazilian city of Natal with the city center. The bridge is one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the country and bears the name of the artist Newton Navarro (1928–1992). It crosses the Rio Potengi , which flows northeast of the bridge into the Atlantic Ocean . The road ensures the connection to Natal Airport - São Gonçalo do Amarante .
history
So far, the northern districts have not been directly connected to the urban area, but only via the neighboring city of São Gonçalo do Amarante , which is connected to Natal via a concrete beam bridge.
As early as 1992, the administration was pursuing a bridge project under Mayor Aldo Tinoco. The prerequisite was a high clearance, as the port of Natal is on the Potengi and so numerous ships pass the river mouth. However, a project of this size appeared to many builders to be impossible in terms of financing. Only in 2003 did the government take over responsibility for project preparation and in 2004 opened a tender.
Construction work officially began on October 24, 2004 and was delayed the following year due to various scandals and land disputes, so that the opening date had to be postponed again and again. The opening ceremony lasted from November 16 to November 21, 2007; on the last day of the festivities, the bridge was opened.
description
The 170,000 ton cable-stayed bridge in the fan system measures around 1.7 kilometers in total. Its four main pylons are 103.45 meters high. A total of 62,930 cubic meters of concrete, 70% of which is reinforced . The total weight of the steel used is 8,621,526 kilograms.
Over 25,000 vehicles run on the bridge every day. The maximum gradient of the ramps is 5.80%.
Web links
- Correio da Tarde - Especial: Ponte de Todos (Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ponte de Todos, maior obra da angharia do Estado ( Memento of the original dated June 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
