Ponte do Jaguaré, Road bridge in Jaguaré district, São Paulo, Brazil
Ponte do Jaguaré is a road bridge over the Pinheiros River in São Paulo, formed by two parallel structures inaugurated on 16 October 1974. Designed by Walter Braga, each structure is 628 m long and 14.30 m wide, with a 91 m main span over the river. It links Avenida Jaguaré to Avenida Queiroz Filho and is part of the Marginal Pinheiros road system.
The first Ponte do Jaguaré was contracted by mayor Fábio da Silva Prado in July 1937 and opened to the public on 25 November 1938, with 114 m of length, 12 m of width and three arches, the largest 50 m. It stayed unused until Avenida Jaguaré was finished in 1947. In 1971 the city hired Proenge to design and Azevedo & Travassos with CBPO to build twin replacement bridges, inaugurated on 16 October 1974.
The bridge's name comes from the Jaguaré estate and industrial district it was built to serve, laid out by the Sociedade Imobiliária Jaguaré. The 1938 span was presented to the public on 25 November 1938 but stayed shut for lack of a connecting avenue. The abandoned 50-metre arch of the old bridge still stands beside the 1974 twin spans over the Pinheiros River.
The bridge is straightforward to cross by vehicle and clearly connects Avenida Jaguaré with Avenida Queiroz Filho. The crossing is direct and motorists are quickly guided into the neighboring districts.
The 1938 bridge had three arches: a central span of 50 m and two side arches of 20 m, sized to leave room for the future Marginal avenue. After it was deactivated in 1974, only the two smaller arches were demolished; the 50 m arch still stands abandoned over the Pinheiros River.
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