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title: "Hercílio Luz Bridge, Florianópolis — GetMap"
description: "The island’s first road link crossed open water. Its steel towers and hanging cables gave Brazil’s island capital its first road link to the mainland…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJV9Lmq_M3J5UR-Fo4lEUtABM
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# Hercílio Luz Bridge

The island’s first road link crossed open water

History · 🇧🇷 Florianópolis · one place, one stop

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Its steel towers and hanging cables gave Brazil’s island capital its first road link to the mainland. Opened in 1926, the bridge crosses the channel between Santa Catarina Island and the mainland, with a long span suspended between two tall towers.

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