Hercílio Luz Bridge

The Hercílio Luz Bridge, located in , the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern , is the first bridge constructed to link the Island of Santa Catarina to the mainland.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: oldest bridge between the island of Florianópolis and the Brazilian mainland
  • Also known as: “Hercilio Luz Bridge”
Photo: Ernestina Engel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ernestina Engel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Agnaldo Servo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ernestina Engel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Agnaldo Servo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parque da Luz, Florianópolis and Museu Homem do Sambaqui.

Park
Photo: Eugenio Hansen, OFS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a park, which is situated 580 metres east of Hercílio Luz Bridge.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Hercílio Luz Bridge.

Church
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The Our Lady of Exile and St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral Also Florianópolis Cathedral It is a Catholic church dedicated to Our Lady of the Exile, which functions as the cathedral of the archdiocese of , since its creation on March 19, 1908. is situated 1½ km east of Hercílio Luz Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trindade and São José.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km east of Hercílio Luz Bridge.

Photo: Madrerosa, Public domain.
is a city of 270,000 people in the region of . The city was mainly settled by Azoreans, and has been populated since the 18th century. This article also covers the neighboring city of Palhoça.

Hercílio Luz Bridge

Latitude
-27.59385° or 27° 35′ 38″ south
Longitude
-48.56587° or 48° 33′ 57″ west
Inception
November 14th, 1922
Open location code
584HCC4M+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 376367899
Open­Street­Map feature
attraction=­historic
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1500721
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Hercílio Luz Bridge” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Forte Santana and Museu de Armas Major Lara Ribas.

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