Rio–Niterói Bridge

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The Rio–Niterói Bridge is a long box-girder road bridge in Brazil that connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói and is one of the country’s most important transport links.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf box-girder bridge
bridge
road bridge
alsoKnownAs Ponte Rio–Niterói
carries motor vehicle traffic
connects Niterói
Rio de Janeiro
constructionStartDate 1968
country Brazil
crosses Guanabara Bay
designedBy Mario Andreazza
Roberto de Oliveira Campos
formerRecord one of the longest box-girder bridges in the world at opening
hasCoordinates approximate latitude -22.846, longitude -43.125
hasSection approach viaducts
central navigation span
high viaduct over Guanabara Bay
lanesDirection 4 lanes in each direction
languageOfName Portuguese
locatedIn Southeast Region, Brazil
State of Rio de Janeiro
mainSpanLength about 300 metres
maintainedBy Ecovia Caminho do Mar (concessionaire)
material reinforced concrete
namedAfter Artur da Costa e Silva
navigationClearance about 72 metres
navigationSpanLength about 300 metres
notableFor heavy daily traffic volumes
strategic economic importance for Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area
numberOfLanes 8
officialName Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva
openedBy Emílio Garrastazu Médici
openingDate 1974-03-04
owner Federal Government of Brazil
partOf BR-101
passesThrough Guanabara Bay shipping lane
linked to: Guanabara Bay
previouslyMaintainedBy CCR Ponte
regionServed Greater Rio de Janeiro
roadType motorway
structureType box girder
toll yes
tollDirection charged in one direction only
totalLength about 13.29 kilometres
about 8.26 miles
trafficRole important part of Brazil’s coastal highway system
major transport link between Rio de Janeiro and Niterói
urbanContext metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro
width about 27 metres

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Guanabara Bay crossedBy Rio–Niterói Bridge
Santos Dumont Airport nearLandmark Rio-Niterói Bridge
subject linked to: SDU
linked to: Rio–Niterói Bridge
Niterói crossedBy Rio–Niterói Bridge
Icaraí Inlet near Rio–Niterói Bridge
Rio–Niterói Bridge alsoKnownAs Ponte Rio–Niterói
linked to: Rio–Niterói Bridge
Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro hasBridge Rio–Niterói Bridge