Manaus Iranduba Bridge

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Rio Negro

The Ponte Rio Negro is a bridge over the Rio Negro at Manaus, Brazil, in the state of Amazonas.

Building

The 3.5 km long bridge crossing the mighty river between Manaus and Iranduba about 11 km before its confluence with the Amazon ( Solimões ). The Rio Negro, previously wide to about 20 km, here narrowed by high banks at about 2.7 km wide and can thus be more passable on the Bridges.

The cable-stayed structure connecting the Amazonian metropolis with the 27 km distant community Iranduba. The bridge is suitable at a rate dependent on the water level of the river headroom between 55 and 70 meters, even for ocean liners and has four lanes and separated bicycle and pedestrian paths on both sides.

Next to the bridge and around 7.4 kilometers of new roads were created on both sides.

Costs

Even with the initial cost estimate of 574 million reals it should be the most expensive bridge in Brazil, based on the cost per meter. Beginning of 2011 corrected this figure again to the top - to 800 million Real. In fact, the bridge cost 1,099 billion real (about 470 million euros ).

Construction and inauguration

Construction began in 2008. Yet both periods of bad weather as well as litigation brought the building again in default. Originally the building was to be inaugurated in October 2010, then in November 2010, then in June 2011. President Dilma Rousseff finally inaugurated the longest bridge leading over the water in Brazil on 24 October 2011. At the inauguration also ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was present, who had previously laid the foundation for the billion project four years.

Benefit

The bridge was (PAC = program to accelerate growth ) is initiated within the framework of the Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento. The leaders hope that through the huge infrastructure project to improve economic conditions in the region. According to the government of the state of Amazonas are at least 800,000 people directly benefit from the measure: in addition to the small town of 40,000 inhabitants Iranduba also another 30 municipios.

The next step will be to provide the people in the communities with broadband Internet can walk along the building, the laying of fiber optic cables.

Evidence

  • Bridge in Brazil
  • Bridge in South America
  • Cable-stayed bridge
  • Built in the 2010s
  • Building in Manaus
  • Traffic (Amazonas, Brazil)
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Meeting of Waters
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