Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge
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Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge Ponte Octávio Frias de OliveiraU | |
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 Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 23°36′46″S 46°41′57″W / 23.61275°S 46.699239°W |
| Crosses | Pinheiros River |
| Locale | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Other name(s) | Ponte Estaiada |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge[1] |
| 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[2] |
| Width | 16 metres (52 ft) for each roadway |
| Height | 138 metres (453 ft)[2] (X-shaped tower) |
| Longest span | 290 metres (950 ft) total cable-stayed span for each roadway |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2005 |
| Construction end | May 2008 |
| Opened | 10 May 2008 |
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The Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge, commonly known as "Ponte Estaiada", 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.
Details[edit]
The bridge is composed of two cable-stayed curved roadways suspended from a single concrete "X"-shaped tower or pylon. It is the only bridge in the world that has two curved roadways supported by a single pylon.[3]
The bridge was conceived by engineers of the "Enescil Engenharia e Projetos Ltda". The preliminary design called for two separate cable-stayed bridges, each suspending a curved roadway from its mast (pylon) inclined away from the axis of curvature to provide balance, minimizing torsion on its mast. The two roadways, oppositely curved, crossed over each other or overlapped. The critical engineering design was to make the overlapping of the two roadways occur right below, and in the same plane of, both inclined masts, which resulted in the two oppositely inclined masts intersecting, forming a single "X"-shaped tower.[4]
The "X"-shaped tower is anchored onto the east bank of the Pinheiros River at the end of the Jornalista Roberto Marinho Avenue; it is 138 meters high, 76 meters wide at its base and 35.4 meters wide at the top. The bridge deck is unusual due to its form: two independent curved roadways crossing near the base of the tower, one at an elevation of 12 meters and the other at an elevation of 24 meters, each supported by a cross beam between the two legs of the X-shaped tower. Both roadways have cable-stayed spans of 140 meters on the Roberto Marinho Avenue side and 150 meters on the Marginal Pinheiros side and have approximate total lengths of 800 meters each. Each edge beam of each span is connected to the pylon by 18 stay cables, for a total of 144 stay cables.[5]
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.
Although the Bridge is a well-known sight, it takes intentional effort to see it up close because only motor vehicles can be on it.[6] To drive through one of the two cable-stayed curved roadways of the Bridge, one needs to be westbound on Roberto Marinho Avenue and head southbound on Marginal Pinheiros or be southbound on Marginal Pinheiros and head eastbound on Roberto Marinho Avenue. Alternatively, the Bridge area by the River can be accessed by bicycle or by foot, although the Pinheiros River is polluted.[7]
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).[8] Later in August, vandals broke in the bridge's control room and destroyed the panels.[8] On January 9, 2012, vandals stole 94 of the 142 searchlights of the bridge.[8] It will take 90 days and R$1,000,000 (around US$250,000) to completely re-establish the lighting system.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ World's Weirdest and Most Amazing Bridges by Stephanie Valera (2016)
- ^ a b Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge at Structurae
- ^ Chung, G. M.; Stucchi, F. R. (August 2018). "Conception of cable-stayed curved deck: the effects of unilateral suspension". scielo.br. IBRACON Structures and Materials Journal 10(4). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ De Los Santos, Edgar (March 30, 2021). "CASE STUDY: Cable-Stayed Bridge in São Paulo Brazil". midasbridge.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Berger, Daniel; Stucchi, Fernando R.; Filho, Cândido Hernando; Ribeiro, Catão Francisco. "Cable stayed bridge with two decks and a single tower: Executive Control Cable-Stayed Bridge Octávio Frias de Oliveira" (PDF). researchgate.net. Presented at: 17th IABSE Congress: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, USA, 17-19 September 2008, pp. 580-581. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Ferreira, Marcela; Mendonça, Giselle (14 October 2013). "São Paulo's Bridge That Widens Distances: The Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge in São Paulo did succeed in what was apparently its main purpose: creating a global city image for São Paulo while covering up the city's severe contradictions and conflicts". Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Morgado, Filipe. "Photowalking around Estaiada bridge at the bank of Pinheiros River". willingtolive.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Manso, Bruno Paes (21 January 2012). "Ladrões levam holofotes de R$ 1 mi da Ponte Estaiada" (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
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