Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge (Brasília)
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The Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Juscelino Kubitschek), also known as the President JK Bridge or just the JK Bridge, crosses Lake Paranoá in Brasília. It is named after Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, former president of Brazil, who in the late 50's decided to build Brasília as the new capital of the country. It was designed by architect Alexandre Chan and structural engineer Mário Vila Verde.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juscelino_Kubitschek_bridge
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Coordinates: 15°49'26"S 47°49'47"W
- Ponte das Garças (old Bridge) 7.6 km
- Viaduto sobre Trilhos 20 km
- Bridge 50 km
- Bridge 51 km
- Bridge 51 km
- Bridge over the Santa Rita Brook 114 km
- Bridge 209 km
- Bridge 235 km
- Bridge 510 km
- Bridge 511 km
- Brasília Golf Club 1.4 km
- Lake Paranoá 4.2 km
- Federal District 6.4 km