Prainha Viaduct
Prainha Viaduct
Viaduto Prainha
Ronaldo de Souza Bridge
Viaduto Ronaldo de Souza
Nova Era, Minas Gerais, Brazil
328 feet high / 100 meters high
(148) foot span / (45) meter span
2009
Completed in 2009, the towering 2-lane Prainha Viaduct was constructed to bypass a troublesome stretch of route BR-381 in a mountainous region of the Minas Gerais region of Brazil. Officially named the Ronaldo de Souza Bridge, a local lawyer and businessman, the 510 meter structure consists of 12 beam spans supported on pillars that reach a maximum height of 98 meters to the underside of the 13.2 meter wide road deck.
Image by Alves Sobrin.
Image by Alves Sobrin.
Image by Roger Alves.
Prainha Viaduct construction image from 2008.
Prainha satellite image.