Rio Negro Bridge

The Journalist Phelippe Daou Bridge or Rio Negro Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Rio Negro) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Rio Negro with 3,595 metres (11,795 ft) of length that links the cities of Manaus and Iranduba in Brazil.[2]

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  185 meter high central mast
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  Bridge at dusk
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  Inauguration of the bridge
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  Rio Negro Bridge at night

Rio Negro Bridge
Rio Negro Bridge, 2019.
Coordinates	3°7′19″S 60°04′46″W
Carries	4 lanes of roadway
Crosses	Rio Negro
Locale	Manaus and Iranduba, Amazonas, Brazil
Official name	Journalist Phelippe Daou Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Total length	3.6 km (2,23 miles)
Height	185 metres (607 ft)[1]
Longest span	2x200 metres (660 ft)
Clearance above	55 metres (180 ft)[1]
History
Construction start	December 3, 2007
Opened	October 24, 2011

References

1. "Governo do Amazonas inaugura ponte Rio Negro, um marco para a integração da Região Metropolitana de Manaus". Governo do Estado do Amazonas. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
2. "First Amazon bridge to open world's greatest rainforest to development". The Guardian. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

External links

• Secretaria de Estado de Infraestrutura - SEINFRA (Infrastructure Site of the State of Amazonas)