The Juscelino Kubitschek bridge, also known as the President JK Bridge or the JK Bridge, crosses Lake Paranoá in Brasília. It is named for Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, former president of Brazil. It was designed by architect Alexandre Chan and structural engineer Mário Vila Verde. Chan won the Gustav Lindenthal Medal for this project at the 2003 International Bridge Conference in Pittsburgh.



It consists of three 200-foot tall asymmetrical steel arches that crisscross diagonally. With a length of 0.75 miles, it was completed in 2002 at a cost of US$56.8 million. The bridge has a pedestrian walkway and is accessible to bicyclists and skaters. The bridge design is very similar to a pedestrian walkway in the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium.



Built: 2000 - 2002
Status: in use
Location: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Crosses: Lake Paranoá
Structural Type: Arch bridge, suspended deck, asymmetric
Function / usage: Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Cost: US$ 56.8 million
Designer: Alexandre Chan
Structural engineer: Mario Vila Verde