Ponte do Saber

Cable-stayed bridge in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22°51′57″S 43°13′51″W / 22.86583°S 43.23083°W / -22.86583; -43.23083CharacteristicsTotal length780 metresWidth95.5 metresHistoryArchitectAlexandre ChanOpenedFebruary 17, 2012 (2012-02-17)LocationMap

Ponte do Saber ("Bridge of Knowledge") is a cable-stayed bridge in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Designed by architect Alexandre Chan and completed in 2012, the bridge connects the Ilha do Fundão campus of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) to the southbound Red Line (Linha Vermelha) expressway that leads to downtown Rio de Janeiro. The bridge was inaugurated and opened to traffic on 17 of February 2012.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Ponte estaiada da Cidade Universitária é inaugurada no RJ". G1 (in Portuguese). Globo. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2016.


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