Newton Navarro Bridge
The Newton Navarro Bridge, is one of the biggest cable-stayed bridges in Brazil. It is located in the city of Natal, the capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. It connects North Zone and the cities of the north coast to the South Zone and the other regions of the city that cross the Potengi River.
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| Coordinates | 5°45′23″S 35°12′9″W |
| Crosses | Potengi River |
| Locale | Natal, Brazil |
| Official name | Bridge of All Newton Navarro |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 1781.6 m |
| Width | 22 m |
| Height | 103.45 m |
| Longest span | 212 m |
| Clearance below | 55.1 m |
| History | |
| Construction start | October 24, 2004 |
| Construction end | November 17, 2007 |
| Construction cost | US$80 million[1] |
| Opened | November 21, 2007 |
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| Daily traffic | 25,000 |
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The main purpose is to ease the usual heavy traffic on Igapó Bridge and to improve access to the future Greater Natal International Airport and its adjacent areas. It also increases the flow of tourism on the north coast and improves access to the inhabitants of the North Zone to the downtown and the main zones.
It is named upon Newton Navarro, an important local artist.
References
- Vanessa Barchfield (20 July 2006), Rio Grande do Norte's US$80mn Newton Navarro bridge 70% complete, BN Americas, retrieved 11 August 2014
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