Juscelino Kubitschek bridge

Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge
View of Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge.
Coordinates	15°49′25″S 47°49′46″W / 15.82361°S 47.82944°W / -15.82361; -47.82944 (Juscelino Kubitschek bridge)
Carries	vehicular, bicycle, pedestrian traffic
Crosses	Lake Paranoá
Locale	Brasília, Federal District (Brazil), Brazil[1]
Official name	Ponte Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek
Maintained by	Governo do Distrito Federal
Characteristics
Design	asymmetric arch bridge with suspended deck[1]
Total length	1,200 metres (3,900 ft)[1]
Width	24 metres (79 ft)[1]
Height	60 metres (200 ft)[1]
Longest span	240 metres (790 ft)[1]
Clearance above	18 metres (59 ft)
Clearance below	18 metres (59 ft)
History
Designer	Alexandre Chan and Mário Vila Verde[1]
Construction start	2000
Construction end	2002
Opened	2002
Location

Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Juscelino Kubitschek), commonly called Ponte JK (English: JK Bridge), is a steel and concrete arch bridge across Lake Paranoá in Brasília, Brazil. It connects the eastern shore of the lake – where Lago Sul, Paranoá and Brasília International Airport are located – to Brasília's city center, via the Monumental Axis. Opened to traffic on December 15, 2002, its distinctive silhouette quickly became a Brasília landmark.^[2]

The bridge is named after President Juscelino Kubitschek, who served from 1956 to 1961 and is generally considered the main political figure to have supported the construction of the planned city of Brasília. It was designed by architect Alexandre Chan and structural engineer Mário Vila Verde.^[3]