Friendship Bridge (Brazil–Paraguay)

Friendship Bridge
Friendship Bridge
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Crosses	Paraná River
Locale	Ciudad del Este, Paraguay and Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Preceded by	Ayrton Senna Bridge
Followed by	San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge
Characteristics
Design	arch bridge
Total length	552.4 metres (1,812 ft)
Longest span	290 metres (951 ft)
History
Opened	1965

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The Friendship Bridge (Spanish: Puente de la Amistad, Portuguese: Ponte da Amizade) is an arch bridge connecting the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu and the Paraguayan city of Ciudad del Este.

History and importance

The bridge was opened to traffic in 1965. The space between the main arch is 290 metres (303 yards in total). The bridge itself is 552.4 m long.

The bridge is extremely important to the economies of both Foz do Iguaçu and Ciudad del Este.

BR-277 begins immediately after the end of the bridge in the Brazilian side.

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