Newton Navarro Bridge
| Newton Navarro Bridge | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 5°45′23″S 35°12′9″W / 5.75639°S 35.20250°WCoordinates: 5°45′23″S 35°12′9″W / 5.75639°S 35.20250°W |
| Crosses | Potengi River |
| Locale | Natal, Brazil |
| Official name | Bridge of All Newton Navarro |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 1781.6 m |
| Width | 22 m |
| Height | 103.45 m |
| Longest span | 212 m |
| Clearance below | 55.1 m |
| History | |
| Construction begin | October 24, 2004 |
| Construction end | November 17, 2007 |
| Construction cost | US$80 million[1] |
| Opened | November 21, 2007 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 25,000 |
The Newton Navarro Bridge, is one of the biggest cable-stayed bridges in Brazil. It is located in the city of Natal, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. It connects North Zone and the cities of the north coast to the South Zone and other regions of the city crossing Potengi River.
The main purpose is to ease the usual heavy traffic in Igapó bridge and to improve access to the future Greater Natal International Airport and its adjacent areas, also increasing the flow of tourism in the north coast and improving access of the inhabitants of the North Zone to the downtown and main zones.
It is named upon Newton Navarro, an important local artist.
References
- ↑ Vanessa Barchfield (20 July 2006), Rio Grande do Norte's US$80mn Newton Navarro bridge 70% complete, BN Americas, retrieved 11 August 2014
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