Orinoquia Bridge

Venezuela / Bolivar / Ciudad Guayana /
 road bridge, cable-stayed bridge
Second bridge over the Orinoco river.

The Second Orinoco crossing is a combined road and railway bridge over the Orinoco River near Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela. It was inaugurated on November 13, 2006 and named Orinoquia Bridge. Prior to its construction, the only crossing of the Orinoco was the Angostura Bridge around 100 km further upstream at Ciudad Bolívar that was opened in 1967.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Orinoco_crossing
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Coordinates:   8°16'17"N   62°53'59"W

Comments

  • O contrato de construção desta ponte foi da empresa brasileira Odebretch, que realizou a obra no valor de dois bilhões de dólares. A inauguração contou com a participação do Presidente da Venezuela Hugo Chazez Frias e do Presidente do Brasil Luis Inácio Lula da Silva.
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