Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge
Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge Ponte Octávio Frias de Oliveira | |
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Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 23°36′46″S 46°41′57″W / 23.61275°S 46.699239°W |
| Carries | two oppositely curved roadways, three lanes each |
| Crosses | Pinheiros River |
| Locale | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Other name(s) | Ponte Estaiada |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Concrete sustained by stainless steel cables, coated with polyethylene resistant to sunlight |
| Total length | 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) total for two roadways |
| Width | 16 metres (52 ft) for each roadway |
| Height | 138 metres (453 ft) (X-shaped tower) |
| Longest span | 150 metres (490 ft) for each roadway; 290 metres (950 ft) total cable-stayed spans for each roadway |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2005 |
| Construction end | May 2008 |
| Opened | 10 May 2008 |
| Location | |
The Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge, locally known simply as "Ponte Estaiada" (Portuguese: lit. 'Bridge Cable-stayed'), is a cable-stayed bridge over the Pinheiros River in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, opened in May 2008. The iconic bridge has an "X"-shaped tower, 138 metres (453 ft) tall, and connects the west end of Jornalista Roberto Marinho Avenue to the riverside expressway Marginal Pinheiros in the south area of the city. It is named after businessman Octavio Frias de Oliveira.