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General Information

Name in local language: Ponte Octávio Frias de Oliveira
Completion: 10 May 2008
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , ,
Coordinates: 23° 36' 46.09" S    46° 41' 55.77" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 1 600 m
main bridge
total length 290 m
span lengths 140 m - 150 m
number of spans 2
deck width 16.00 m
deck slab thickness 0.48 m
girder depth 1.40 m
roadway / carriageway width 10.50 m
pylon height 138 m
stay cables number of cables 144

Quantities

main bridge
steel for cable-stays 462 t
pylon concrete volume 5 600 m³

Materials

pylon prestressed concrete
deck prestressed concrete
piers reinforced concrete
abutments reinforced concrete

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge, commonly known as "Ponte Estaiada", is a cable-stayed bridge in São Paulo, Brazil over the Pinheiros River, opened in May 2008. The bridge is 138 metres (453 ft) tall, and connects Marginal Pinheiros to Jornalista Roberto Marinho Avenue in the south area of the city. It is named after Octavio Frias de Oliveira.

Details

The bridge deck is unusual due to its form, which is similar to an "X", crossing at the tower. The "X" is 76 meters wide at its base and 35.4 meters wide at the top.

It is the only bridge in the world that has two curved tracks supported by a single concrete mast. The two curved tracks, one at an elevation of 12 meters and the other at an elevation of 24 meters, have approximate lengths of 900 meters each.

At the end of December lights are put up on the cables and illuminated to create color effects like those on a Christmas tree. The bridge is also lit up on special occasions during the year and is often used for automobile advertisements on television.

The bridge has been attacked by vandals on several occasions. In 2011, thieves stole 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) of wire, worth R$200,000 (US$117,000). Later in August, vandals broke in the bridge's control room and destroyed the panels. On January 9, 2012, vandals stole 94 of the 142 searchlights of the bridge. It will take 90 days and R$1,000,000 (around US$250,000) to completely re-establish the lighting system.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge" and modified on April 4, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

Participants

Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20039010
  • Published on:
    12/08/2008
  • Last updated on:
    04/04/2022
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