Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge, Cable-stayed bridge in Brooklin, São Paulo, Brazil
The Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge is a cable-stayed structure that crosses the Pinheiros River in the Brooklin neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil. The two curved roadway levels are held by 144 steel cables attached to a 138-meter (453-foot) concrete mast.
Construction started in 2005 and the structure officially opened in May 2008. The project required over 58,000 cubic meters of concrete and was part of the modernization of infrastructure along the Pinheiros River.
The name honors the founder of the Folha Group, one of Brazil's largest media conglomerates. The structure has become one of the most photographed landmarks in the city and often appears as a backdrop in commercials and music videos.
The structure is best viewed from the riverside paths, especially at sunset when the lighting system is activated. Photographers prefer the vantage points along Marginal Pinheiros or the nearby parks for clear angles.
The 144 stay cables are interlaced over the Pinheiros River, forming a crisscrossing pattern found in no other cable-stayed bridge. Each cable is sheathed in a yellow high-strength polyethylene tube that shields the steel from corrosion and ultraviolet light; together the stays weigh about 462,000 kilograms.
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