List of bridges in Venezuela

Historical or architectural interest bridges

	Name	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	State	Ref.
1	Carlos III Bridge [es]	National historic monument		Masonry 1 semi-circular arch	Road bridge Avenida Oeste 13 Río Catuche	1784	Caracas (La Pastora Parish) 10°30′57.3″N 66°55′3.5″W / 10.515917°N 66.917639°W / 10.515917; -66.917639 (Carlos III Bridge)	Capital District	^[1]
2	Anauco Bridge [es]	National historic monument		Masonry 3 elliptic arches	Road bridge Avenida Este 0 Río Anauco Paseo Anauco	1790	Caracas (La Candelaria Parish) 10°30′16″N 66°54′10.9″W / 10.50444°N 66.903028°W / 10.50444; -66.903028 (Anauco Bridge)	Capital District	^[2] ^[3]
3	María Nieves Bridge	National historic monument		Truss Steel Transporter bridge	Troncal 2 Apure River	1962 2016	San Fernando de Apure–Puerto Miranda 7°54′02.6″N 67°28′25.0″W / 7.900722°N 67.473611°W / 7.900722; -67.473611 (María Nieves Bridge)	Apure Guárico	^{[Note 1]}^{[citation needed]}
4	Niquitao Viaduct [es]		99 m (325 ft)	Arch Steel deck arch	Road bridge Quebrada el Molino	1991	Niquitao 9°05′49.9″N 70°24′27.8″W / 9.097194°N 70.407722°W / 9.097194; -70.407722 (Niquitao Viaduct)	Trujillo	^[4]

Major bridges

This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the road and railway bridges with spans greater than 100 metres (328 ft).

	Name	Span	Length	Structural type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	State	Ref.
1	Angostura Bridge	712 m (2,336 ft)	1,678 m (5,505 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 280+712+280	Troncal 16 Orinoco	1967	Ciudad Bolívar 8°8′40.5″N 63°35′53.6″W / 8.144583°N 63.598222°W / 8.144583; -63.598222 (Angostura Bridge)	Bolívar Anzoátegui	^{[S 1]} ^[5] ^[6]
2	Nigale Bridge [es] planned	430 m (1,410 ft)	11,200 m (36,700 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete deck and pylons Railroad bridge	Road bridge Railway line Lake Maracaibo Tablazo Strait		Santa Cruz de Mara–Sabaneta de Palmas 10°47′51.5″N 71°36′36.2″W / 10.797639°N 71.610056°W / 10.797639; -71.610056 (Nigale Bridge)	Zulia	^{[S 2]} ^[7]
3	Third Orinoco River Bridge [es] under construction	360 m (1,180 ft)	11,125 m (36,499 ft)	Cable-stayed 2 levels steel truss deck, concrete pylons Railroad bridge 2x120+360+2x120	Troncal 12 Railway line Orinoco		Caicara del Orinoco 7°40′23″N 66°9′15.1″W / 7.67306°N 66.154194°W / 7.67306; -66.154194 (Third Orinoco River Bridge)	Bolívar Guárico	^{[Note 2]} ^{[S 3]}
4	Orinoquia Bridge	300 m (980 ft)(x2)	3,156 m (10,354 ft)	Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons Railroad bridge 3x60+300+4x60 +300+3x60	Road bridge Railway line Orinoco	2006	Ciudad Guayana 8°16′29.9″N 62°53′58.1″W / 8.274972°N 62.899472°W / 8.274972; -62.899472 (Orinoquia Bridge)	Bolívar Anzoátegui	^{[S 4]} ^[8] ^[9] ^[10]
5	General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge	235 m (771 ft)(x5)	8,678 m (28,471 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete deck and cable-stays, 6 concrete pylons 160+5x235+160	Troncal 3 Troncal 17 Lake Maracaibo Tablazo Strait	1962	Maracaibo 10°34′28.1″N 71°35′30.9″W / 10.574472°N 71.591917°W / 10.574472; -71.591917 (General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge)	Zulia	^{[S 5]} ^[11] ^[12]
6	Second Chama River Bridge	176 m (577 ft)(x2)	528 m (1,732 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 88+2x176+88	Road bridge Chama River	2022	El Vigia 8°38′19.3″N 71°38′32.9″W / 8.638694°N 71.642472°W / 8.638694; -71.642472 (Second Chama River Bridge)	Mérida	^{[S 6]}
7	Caracas-La Guaira Bridge I collapsed in 2006	152 m (499 ft)	309 m (1,014 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	Caracas-La Guaira highway	1953	Caracas 10°31′27.2″N 66°58′10.5″W / 10.524222°N 66.969583°W / 10.524222; -66.969583 (Caracas-La Guaira Bridge I)	Capital District	^{[S 7]} ^[13] ^[14] ^[15]
8	Caracas-La Guaira Bridge II	146 m (479 ft)	253 m (830 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	Caracas-La Guaira highway Quebrada Tacagua	1953	Caracas 10°32′42.5″N 66°59′58.9″W / 10.545139°N 66.999694°W / 10.545139; -66.999694 (Caracas-La Guaira Bridge II)	Capital District	^{[S 8]} ^[14] ^[15]
9	Tienditas Bridge	140 m (460 ft)	280 m (920 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 70+140+70	Road Bridge Footbridge Táchira River	2016	Tienditas–Cúcuta 7°52′36.0″N 72°27′10.5″W / 7.876667°N 72.452917°W / 7.876667; -72.452917 (Tienditas Bridge)	Táchira Bolivia	^{[S 9]} ^[16]
10	Caracas-La Guaira Bridge III	138 m (453 ft)	213 m (699 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	Caracas-La Guaira highway Quebrada Tacagua	1953	Caracas 10°33′10.1″N 67°0′18.1″W / 10.552806°N 67.005028°W / 10.552806; -67.005028 (Caracas-La Guaira Bridge III)	Capital District	^{[S 10]} ^[14] ^[15]
11	Guárico River Suspension Bridge dismantled in 1957	125 m (410 ft)	213 m (699 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons	Guárico River	1930	El Sombrero	Guárico	^{[Note 3]} ^{[S 11]} ^[17] ^[18]
12	Cuyuni River Suspension Bridge [Wikidata] closed	125 m (410 ft)	213 m (699 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons	Troncal 10 Cuyuni River	1957	El Dorado 6°42′56.1″N 61°36′37.8″W / 6.715583°N 61.610500°W / 6.715583; -61.610500 (Cuyuni River Suspension Bridge)	Bolívar	^{[Note 3]} ^{[S 12]} ^[17] ^[18]
13	Libertador Bridge [es]	113 m (371 ft)	173 m (568 ft)	Suspension Concrete deck, steel pylons 30+113+30	Road bridge Torbes River	1930	San Cristóbal–Táriba 7°48′36.5″N 72°13′56.4″W / 7.810139°N 72.232333°W / 7.810139; -72.232333 (Libertador Bridge)	Táchira	^[17] ^[19]
14	Chama River Bridge	112 m (367 ft)(x5)	630 m (2,070 ft)	Arch Steel truss deck arch	Troncal 1 Pan-American Highway Chama River	1954	El Vigia 8°36′37.8″N 71°37′54.1″W / 8.610500°N 71.631694°W / 8.610500; -71.631694 (Chama River Bridge)	Mérida	^[20] ^[21]
15	General José Antonio Páez Bridge	110 m (360 ft)	286 m (938 ft)	Truss Steel	Troncal 5 Bocono River	1952	Boconoíto–Veguitas, 8°50′56.9″N 70°00′49.1″W / 8.849139°N 70.013639°W / 8.849139; -70.013639	Portuguesa Barinas	^[21] ^[22]
16	New Caracas-La Guaira Bridge I	110 m (360 ft)(x6)	803 m (2,635 ft)	Beam bridge Composite steel/concrete deck 78+6x110+65	Caracas-La Guaira highway	2007	Caracas 10°31′28.7″N 66°57′57.8″W / 10.524639°N 66.966056°W / 10.524639; -66.966056 (New Caracas-La Guaira Bridge I)	Capital District	^{[S 13]}
17	José Cornelio Muñoz Bridge			Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons	Apure River		Bruzual 8°3′13.9″N 69°19′59.2″W / 8.053861°N 69.333111°W / 8.053861; -69.333111 (José Cornelio Muñoz Bridge)	Apure Barinas

References

Notes

^ Originally built as a concrete girder bridge, it was converted as a lift bridge in 2012 to allow higher navigational clearance.
^ Also called Mercosur Bridge.
^ ^a ^b The Guárico River Suspension Bridge was dismantled in 1957 and rebuilt over the Cuyuni River.

Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering

Others references

^ "Distrito Capital: Lo Construido. Puente Carlos III" [Capital District: The Built. Carlos III Bridge]. Abrebrecha.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 14, 2016.
^ "Caracas - Municipio Libertador: Puente Anauco" [Caracas - Libertador Municipality: Anauco Bridge]. Abrebrecha.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 14, 2016.
^ "El histórico Puente Anauco" [The historic Anauco Bridge]. Laguiadecaracas.net (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ "Puente de Niquitao" [Niquitao Bridge]. Pueblosdevenezuela.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ Prade, 1990, p.188
^ Scott, Richard (2001). In the Wake of Tacoma: Suspension Bridges and the Quest for Aerodynamic Stability. ASCE Press - American Society of Civil Engineers. p. 184. ISBN 0-7844-0542-5.
^ Lius, Dante (September 2014). "A New Bridge Across Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela (abstract)". 37th IABSE Symposium Madrid. Vol. 102. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. p. 2010. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ Alves, Roberto. Ponte sobre o Rio Orinoco - Venezuela [Bridge over the Orinoco River - Venezuela] (PDF) (in Portuguese). ABECE – Associação Brasileira de Engenharia e Consultoria Estrutural.
^ Sánchez, Marissa (September 2008). "Un puente sobre un gran río" [A bridge over a big river] (PDF). Construcción y Tecnología (in Spanish). p. 30-35. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ "Orinoco River Second Crossing, Venezuela". Dormanlongtechnology.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ Morandi, Riccardo (June 1961). "The Bridge Spanning Lake Maracaibo". PCI Journal. Vol. 6. pp. 12–27. doi:10.15554/pcij.06011961.12.27. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ Hofacker, Heinrich (1960). "Die Maracaibobrücke in Venezuela (Ausführungsprojekt)" [The Maracaibo Bridge in Venezuela (executive project)]. Schweizerische Bauzeitung (in German). Vol. 78. p. 670-676. doi:10.5169/seals-64971. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ Salcedo, Daniel (October 2009). "Behavior of a landslide prior to inducing a viaduct failure, Caracas–La Guaira highway, Venezuela". Engineering Geology. Vol. 109. pp. 16–30. doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.02.001. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c Prade, 1990, p.185-186
^ ^a ^b ^c "Autopista Caracas-La Guaira, Maravilla de la Ingeniería" [Caracas-La Guaira Highway, Wonder of Engineering]. Camaradecaracas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ "Ficha de proyecto - construcción del Puente Tienditas" [Project sheet - construction of the Tienditas Bridge]. Cosiplan.org (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hernandez, Evolution of Tensile Structures in Venezuela, p.1
^ ^a ^b "Puente colgante sobre Río Cuyuní" [Suspension bridge over Cuyuní River]. Fotodenisantana.wordpress.com (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ "Puente Libertador de Táriba" [Táriba Libertador Bridge]. Gelvez.com.ve (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ "Puente Chama" [Chama Bridge]. Ciudadelvigia.galeon.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Grases, Gutiérrez, Salas Jiménez, 2016, p.7
^ "1952 Se inaugura el Puente General José Antonio Páez sobre el Río Boconó" [1952 The José Antonio Páez General Bridge over the Bocono River is inaugurated]. Fundaayc.com - Fundación Arquitectura y Ciudad (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.

External links

"Brücken in der Venezuela" [Bridges in Venezuela]. Brueckenweb.de (in German).
Denenberg, David. "Suspension Bridges of Venezuela". bridgemeister.com.

[4] Originally built as a concrete girder bridge, it was converted as a lift bridge in 2012 to allow higher navigational clearance.

[11] Also called Mercosur Bridge.

[Guárico_Cuyuni-29] The Guárico River Suspension Bridge was dismantled in 1957 and rebuilt over the Cuyuni River.

[6] "Puente de Angostura".

[9] "Second Lake Maracaibo Bridge".

[12] "Puente Mercosur".

[13] "Orinoquia Bridge".

[17] "General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge".

[20] "Second Río Chama Bridge".

[21] "Caracas-La Guaira Bridge I".

[25] "Caracas-La Guaira Bridge II".

[26] "Tienditas Bridge".

[28] "Caracas-La Guaira Bridge III".

[30] "General Juan Vicente Gómez Bridge".

[33] "General Juan Vicente Gómez Bridge".

[38] "Caracas-La Guaira Bridge I (2007)".

[1] "Distrito Capital: Lo Construido. Puente Carlos III" [Capital District: The Built. Carlos III Bridge]. Abrebrecha.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 14, 2016.

[2] "Caracas - Municipio Libertador: Puente Anauco" [Caracas - Libertador Municipality: Anauco Bridge]. Abrebrecha.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 14, 2016.

[3] "El histórico Puente Anauco" [The historic Anauco Bridge]. Laguiadecaracas.net (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[5] "Puente de Niquitao" [Niquitao Bridge]. Pueblosdevenezuela.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[7] Prade, 1990, p.188

[8] Scott, Richard (2001). In the Wake of Tacoma: Suspension Bridges and the Quest for Aerodynamic Stability. ASCE Press - American Society of Civil Engineers. p. 184. ISBN 0-7844-0542-5.

[10] Lius, Dante (September 2014). "A New Bridge Across Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela (abstract)". 37th IABSE Symposium Madrid. Vol. 102. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. p. 2010. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[14] Alves, Roberto. Ponte sobre o Rio Orinoco - Venezuela [Bridge over the Orinoco River - Venezuela] (PDF) (in Portuguese). ABECE – Associação Brasileira de Engenharia e Consultoria Estrutural.

[15] Sánchez, Marissa (September 2008). "Un puente sobre un gran río" [A bridge over a big river] (PDF). Construcción y Tecnología (in Spanish). p. 30-35. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[16] "Orinoco River Second Crossing, Venezuela". Dormanlongtechnology.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[18] Morandi, Riccardo (June 1961). "The Bridge Spanning Lake Maracaibo". PCI Journal. Vol. 6. pp. 12–27. doi:10.15554/pcij.06011961.12.27. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[19] Hofacker, Heinrich (1960). "Die Maracaibobrücke in Venezuela (Ausführungsprojekt)" [The Maracaibo Bridge in Venezuela (executive project)]. Schweizerische Bauzeitung (in German). Vol. 78. p. 670-676. doi:10.5169/seals-64971. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[22] Salcedo, Daniel (October 2009). "Behavior of a landslide prior to inducing a viaduct failure, Caracas–La Guaira highway, Venezuela". Engineering Geology. Vol. 109. pp. 16–30. doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.02.001. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[Prade185-186-23] Prade, 1990, p.185-186

[Camaradecaracas-24] "Autopista Caracas-La Guaira, Maravilla de la Ingeniería" [Caracas-La Guaira Highway, Wonder of Engineering]. Camaradecaracas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[27] "Ficha de proyecto - construcción del Puente Tienditas" [Project sheet - construction of the Tienditas Bridge]. Cosiplan.org (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[Hernandez_1-31] Hernandez, Evolution of Tensile Structures in Venezuela, p.1

[Santana-32] "Puente colgante sobre Río Cuyuní" [Suspension bridge over Cuyuní River]. Fotodenisantana.wordpress.com (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[34] "Puente Libertador de Táriba" [Táriba Libertador Bridge]. Gelvez.com.ve (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[35] "Puente Chama" [Chama Bridge]. Ciudadelvigia.galeon.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[Grases,_Gutiérrez,_Salas_Jiménez_7-36] Grases, Gutiérrez, Salas Jiménez, 2016, p.7

[37] "1952 Se inaugura el Puente General José Antonio Páez sobre el Río Boconó" [1952 The José Antonio Páez General Bridge over the Bocono River is inaugurated]. Fundaayc.com - Fundación Arquitectura y Ciudad (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.

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List of bridges in Venezuela

Contents

Historical or architectural interest bridges

Major bridges

See also

References

Further reading

External links