Hercilio Luz Bridge

bridge, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil

Also known as: Florianópolis Bridge

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The Hercílio Luz Bridge is a historic suspension bridge located in Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina state in southern Brazil. Completed in 1926, it spans 846 meters (2,788 feet), making it one of Brazil's longest bridges. This iconic structure connects the mainland to Santa Catarina Island, where the city of Florianópolis is situated. The bridge is a significant landmark and a testament to early 20th-century engineering in Brazil.1

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…United States in constructing the Florianópolis Bridge in Brazil, the beginning of a long partnership. That bridge, then the largest in South America, incorporated a new type of stiffening truss and new cable construction.
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…United States in constructing the Florianópolis Bridge in Brazil, the beginning of a long partnership. That bridge, then the largest in South America, incorporated a new type of stiffening truss and new cable construction.
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…to the mainland by the Hercílio Luz Bridge (1926), a suspension bridge (2,788 feet [846 metres]) that is one of the longest bridges in Brazil.
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…to the mainland by the Hercílio Luz Bridge (1926), a suspension bridge (2,788 feet [846 metres]) that is one of the longest bridges in Brazil.
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