Newton Navarro Bridge

Newton Navarro Bridge
Newton Navarro Bridge
Official name Bridge of All Newton Navarro
Crosses Potengi River
Locale Natal, Brazil
Design Cable-stayed bridge
Construction begin October 24, 2004
Construction end November 1, 2007
Opened November 20, 2007
Daily traffic 25,000
Coordinates 5°45′23″S 35°12′9″W / 5.75639°S 35.2025°W / -5.75639; -35.2025Coordinates: 5°45′23″S 35°12′9″W / 5.75639°S 35.2025°W / -5.75639; -35.2025

The Newton Navarro Bridge, is one of the biggest cable-stayed bridge of Brazil located in the city of Natal, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. It connects North Zone and the cities of the north coast to the South Zone and other regions of the city crossing Potengi River.

The main purpose is to ease the usual heavy traffic in Igapó bridge and to improve access to the future Greater Natal International Airport and its adjacent areas, also increasing the flow of tourism in the north coast and improving access of the inhabitants of the North Zone to the downtown and main zones.

It is named upon Newton Navarro, an important local artist.


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