Ponte Rio Niterói Picture 5

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Rio-Niterói Bridge
Inaugurated in 1974, Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva, better known as Ponte Rio - Niterói, is one of the largest bridges in the world, with its 13 km long and up to 72 feet tall in the stretch of the central span. It is the capital's main link with Niteroi and the State of Rio de Janeiro, especially the tourist hub of the Lake, also known as the Costa del Sol.Com 145mil average flow of vehicles per day, carrying more than 450,000 people , The bridge would benefit the trade of the region, facilitates the flow of production and contributes to regional tourism development Estado. Construction superlativa The Rio-Niteroi Bridge is building a superlative: the longest bridge in the Southern Hemisphere, the longest span continuous straight beam in the world, the central span of 300 meters in length, the most important prestressed structure of the Americas, with more than 2150 km cables in their structures, one of three major bridges in the world in spatial volume, the relationship between length, width and height of structures - from the foundations driven into the rock at the bottom of the bay, the massive pillars and superstructure (the board) by where the highway passes. http://www.ponte.com.br/sobre/

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