The Journalist Phelippe Dahsou Bridge ( pt, Ponte Rio Negro) is the fourth longest bridge
in Brazil at long with a
cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern o ...
section of 400-metre (1,132 ft)
over the
Rio Negro that links the cities of
Manaus
Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...
and
Iranduba
Iranduba is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
The population of Iranduba in 2020 was 49,011 and its area is 2,215 km², making it the smallest municipality in Amazonas in terms of area. It is located south and west ...
in the state of
Amazonas in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
It spans the Rio Negro just before its confluence with the
Amazon River
The Amazon River (, ; es, Río Amazonas, pt, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile.
The headwaters of t ...
, and is the only major bridge across the Amazon or any tributary in the Amazon basin.
Its construction was marked by controversy over the potential effects of roadbuilding in the
Amazon basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...
, which could lead to
deforestation
Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated d ...
.
A 2018 study found that the construction of this bridge did induce deforestation.
Though it does not directly connect to the south side of the Amazon River, its construction has raised the possibility of expansion and reconstruction of the federal highway
BR-319
BR-319 is an federal highway that links Manaus, Amazonas to Porto Velho, Rondônia.
The highway runs through a pristine part of the Amazon rainforest.
It was opened by the military government in 1973 but soon deteriorated, and by 1988 was impassi ...
, which links the region to
Porto Velho
Porto Velho (, ''Old Port'') is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin, and a Catholic Metropolitan Archbishopric. The population is 548,952 people (as of the IBGE 2021 estimation). Located on the border ...
,
Rondônia
Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, ...
, and thus to the rest of Brazil.
That road is on the south side of the Amazon, and so any vehicle from Manaus would still have to make a ferry connection across the main stem of the Amazon, despite the completion of the Rio Negro bridge.
File:Vista aérea da ponte sobre o rio Negro que liga Manaus a Iranduba.jpg, 185 meter high central mast
File:Journalist Phelippe Daou Bridge.jpg, Bridge at dusk
File:Ponte Rio Negro Inauguração.jpg, Inauguration of the bridge
File:Under rio negro bridge, Manuas.JPG, Rio Negro Bridge at night
References
External links
Secretaria de Estado de Infraestrutura - SEINFRA(Infrastructure Site of the State of Amazonas)
Cable-stayed bridges in Brazil
Manaus
Buildings and structures in Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Transport in Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Bridges completed in 2011
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