Hercilio Luz Bridge
The Hercílio Luz Bridge, located in Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil, is the first bridge constructed to link the Island of Santa Catarina to the mainland.
Hercílio Luz Bridge | |
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The Bridge in 2014 | |
| Coordinates | 27°35′36.60″S 48°33′53.64″W |
| Crosses | Atlantic Ocean |
| Locale | Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension truss |
| Total length | 819.5 m (2,689 ft) |
| Height | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Longest span | 340 m (1,115 ft) |
| Clearance below | 43 m (141 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | November 14, 1922 |
| Construction end | May 13, 1926 |
| Opened | March 15, 1988 (Non motor traffic) December 30, 2019 (pedestrian traffic only) January 2020 (to public transport and emergency services) March 2020 (general traffic) |
| Closed | 1982 (motor traffic) May 13, 1991 (non motor traffic) |
| Location | |
It is the longest suspension bridge in Brazil. The central span was considered quite long (but not the longest, at 340 metres) at the time of its opening and is still one of the 100 largest suspension bridges.
Construction commenced on 14 November 1922 with the bridge being inaugurated on May 13, 1926. The total length is 819.471 metres, with 259 metres of viaduct from the island, a central span of 339.471 metres and 221 metres of viaduct from the mainland.
It was closed to the public on May 13, 1991, and reopened after complete restoration on December 30, 2019.