How much did Juscelino Kubitschek bridge cost to build?
The Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge (Ponte JK) is the 1,200 m road bridge with three asymmetric steel arches, 240 m wide, crossing Lake Paranoa in Brasilia, Brazil, designed by the architect Alexandre Chan with the engineer Mario Vila Verde under NOVACAP and the Federal District government, built in over 900 days and inaugurated on 15 December 2002. Portal Tela wrote in May 2026 that it cost about 160 million reais, while GPS Brasilia says costs exceeded 200 million reais from an initial estimate of about 160 million, and Wikipedia gives 56.8 million US dollars.
Reported project cost
BRL 160 million
Approximately $54.79 million
Cost basis: 2002
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2002
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Key dimensions
- Total lengthPortal Tela
- 1,200 m
Project record
Opened or launched
GPS Brasilia15 December 2002