Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva

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Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva is a major box-girder road bridge in Brazil that spans Guanabara Bay, connecting the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf beam bridge
box-girder bridge
bridge in Brazil
road bridge
alsoKnownAs Ponte Rio–Niterói NERFINISHED
Rio–Niterói Bridge NERFINISHED
carries BR-101 NERFINISHED
motor vehicles
cityServed Niterói NERFINISHED
Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED
clearanceBelow sufficient for large ships in Guanabara Bay
connects Niterói NERFINISHED
Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 1968
continent South America
country Brazil
crosses Guanabara Bay NERFINISHED
design box girder
eraOfConstruction Brazilian military government period
hasFunction connects Rio de Janeiro and Niterói across Guanabara Bay
hasStructureType central high bridge section
viaduct sections
languageOfName Portuguese
locatedIn State of Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED
locatedInMetropolitanArea Greater Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED
locatedInWaterBody Guanabara Bay NERFINISHED
mainSpanLength about 300 m
material concrete
steel
namedAfter Artur da Costa e Silva NERFINISHED
President Costa e Silva NERFINISHED
numberOfLanes 8
officialName Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva NERFINISHED
opened 1974-03-04
openedBy Brazilian federal authorities
openingYear 1974
operator Ecovia Caminho do Mar S.A. NERFINISHED
owner Federal government of Brazil NERFINISHED
partOf Brazilian federal highway system NERFINISHED
regionServed Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area NERFINISHED
significance major transport link in southeastern Brazil
one of the longest bridges in Brazil
toll yes
tollDirection Niterói-bound
totalLength about 13.29 km
approximately 8.26 miles
trafficType road traffic

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Rio–Niterói Bridge officialName Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva