Ponte Sérgio Motta, Road bridge in Várzea Grande, Brazil

Ponte Sérgio Motta is a cable-stayed road bridge over the Cuiabá River between Várzea Grande and Cuiabá. Two tall white concrete pylons, one near each bank, are crossed near the top by a horizontal beam forming a portal, and dark cables fan from them down to the deck. Slimmer white pylons stand between the main ones, and a thin metal truss links the two main pylons.

The bridge is named after Sérgio Motta, the Mato Grosso politician who died in 1998. It was built as a cable-stayed crossing over the Cuiabá River between Várzea Grande and Cuiabá. Before its inauguration it was already expected to change the economy of Cristo Rei, a Várzea Grande region of 32 neighbourhoods and 100,000 inhabitants. It is regarded as the country's third bridge of the cable-stayed model.

The bridge is named after Sérgio Motta, the Mato Grosso-born minister who headed Brazil's communications ministry under Fernando Henrique Cardoso and died in 1998. On the Várzea Grande side it serves the Cristo Rei region, a group of 32 neighbourhoods with about 100,000 residents.

The bridge carries road traffic between Várzea Grande and Cuiabá, with two tall white pylons and their cables visible from the deck. On the Várzea Grande side it serves the Cristo Rei region, made up of 32 neighbourhoods and about 100,000 residents, so expect heavier vehicle flow at commuting times.

The Ponte Sérgio Motta is described in Brazilian sources as the country's third cable-stayed bridge of its kind. Before it opened, its approach already raised expectations of an economic boost for Cristo Rei in Várzea Grande, a region of 32 neighbourhoods with about 100,000 residents.