July 12, 2014 - Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge

Today we are going to the Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge, which is in Brazilia. The bridge spans Lake Paranoá and is 1,200 meters long. It has areas on both sides for pedestrians and cyclist, but also has 3 lanes for car to drive in both directions. It is named after Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, a former president of Brazil who decided to make Brasilia the capital of the country. The bridge is supported by massive 200-foot tall archways that go diagonally across the bridge. The bridge was designed by Alexandre Chan and Mario Vila Verde.
We start by going to were the bridge starts and parking the car. We have decided to walk along the bridge instead of simple drive across it. When we start walking, we are all excited. Once we get out onto the bulk of the bridge, we all look down. It is a huge drop. We decide not to do that again, and just try to forget about it. John, trying to act cool, decides to look over the edge again. Apparently that was to much for him, and he got a little light headed. We stop for about five minutes, and John drinks some water I had in my backpack. Then he says he feels fine, and we start walking the rest of the way across, while making sure that John stays away from the edge. We get halfway there, and decide we don't want to have to walk all the way across the bridge twice, there and back, so we turn around and walk back to our car.