en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Anêmonas Bridge (Ponte Anêmonas) in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, entered the giant beam installation phase this Friday (5th). Spanning the Rio Itaum-Açú River, the bridge has a budget of approximately 27 million reais and will directly benefit over 114,000 residents upon completion.
The prefabricated giant beams for this construction weigh nearly 16 tons and are about 20 meters long, lifted by a large crane on the Guanabara neighborhood side. After completing the installation of the first components on the Anêmonas Road side in the Fátima neighborhood, construction shifted to the Esteves Júnior Road side in the Guanabara neighborhood.
The Anêmonas Bridge has 10 piers, forming 9 spans. The current phase requires installing 8 giant beams between piers 1 and 2, which are larger than the first segment already installed. The previously installed components between piers 9 and 10 were 17.90 meters long and weighed approximately 13.95 tons, while the newly installed giant beams are 19.90 meters long with an estimated weight of 15.5 tons. The entire project will use 72 prefabricated reinforced concrete longitudinal beams, including 40 beams of 19.90 meters, 16 beams of 16.90 meters, and another 16 beams of 17.90 meters.
The lifting logistics are relatively complex. Transportation begins in the morning at the prefabrication yard behind the Joinville Arena, where beams are loaded onto trucks using cranes. The route crosses the Harald Karmann Bridge to reach Guanabara and Esteves Júnior Road, using a phased transport method: the first trip carries one beam, followed by three trips each carrying two beams, and a final trip carrying one more beam. The transport process is accompanied by the traffic department, implementing temporary road closures and vehicle guidance, with operations scheduled during the Corpus Christi holiday and periods of lower traffic flow.
On site, the giant beams are unloaded from trucks and lifted by a large crane to their designated positions between piers 1 and 2.
The Anêmonas Bridge is a reinforced concrete structure, approximately 200 meters long and 14 meters wide, featuring two lanes, sidewalks on both sides, and a bike lane. The bridge connects Anêmonas Road in the Fátima neighborhood to Esteves Júnior Road in the Guanabara neighborhood, directly benefiting over 114,000 residents in the Guanabara, Fátima, Adhemar Garcia, Jarivatuba, Itaum, and Paranaguamirim neighborhoods, while improving city-wide traffic. By connecting the southeastern area to the central region, the project is expected to alleviate traffic congestion and facilitate public transportation.
Before beam installation, the project completed pile driving (requiring special equipment due to the swampy terrain), as well as the construction of foundation caps and crossbeams. Funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) with a budget of approximately 27 million reais, the Anêmonas Bridge will subsequently undergo phases such as pavement laying. The delivery date has not yet been determined but is expected to be completed within the coming months.
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