List of bridges in Venezuela

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Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location State Ref.
1Carlos III Bridge [es]National historic monumentMasonry
1 semi-circular arch
Road bridge
Avenida Oeste 13
Río Catuche
1784Caracas
(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]
2Anauco Bridge [es]National historic monumentMasonry
3 elliptic arches
Road bridge
Avenida Este 0
Río Anauco
Paseo Anauco
1790Caracas
(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]
3María Nieves BridgeNational historic monumentTruss
Steel
Transporter bridge

Troncal 2
Apure River
1962
2016
San Fernando de ApurePuerto 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]
4Niquitao Viaduct [es]99 m (325 ft)Arch
Steel deck arch
Road bridge
Quebrada el Molino
1991Niquitao
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.
1Angostura Bridge712 m (2,336 ft)1,678 m (5,505 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
280+712+280

Troncal 16
Orinoco
1967Ciudad 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]
2Nigale 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 MaraSabaneta 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]
3Third 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]
4Orinoquia Bridge300 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
2006Ciudad 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]
5General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge235 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
1962Maracaibo
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]
6Second Chama River Bridge176 m (577 ft)(x2)528 m (1,732 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
88+2x176+88
Road bridge
Chama River
2022El 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]
7Caracas-La Guaira Bridge I
collapsed in 2006
152 m (499 ft)309 m (1,014 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
1953Caracas
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]
8Caracas-La Guaira Bridge II146 m (479 ft)253 m (830 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
1953Caracas
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]
9Tienditas Bridge140 m (460 ft)280 m (920 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
70+140+70
Road Bridge
Footbridge
Táchira River
2016TienditasCúcuta
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]
10Caracas-La Guaira Bridge III138 m (453 ft)213 m (699 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
Caracas-La Guaira highway
Quebrada Tacagua
1953Caracas
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]
11Guárico River Suspension Bridge
dismantled in 1957
125 m (410 ft)213 m (699 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
1930El Sombrero
Guárico[Note 3]
[S 11]
[17]
[18]
12Cuyuni River Suspension Bridge [Wikidata]
closed
125 m (410 ft)213 m (699 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons

Troncal 10
Cuyuni River
1957El 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]
13Libertador Bridge [es]113 m (371 ft)173 m (568 ft)Suspension
Concrete deck, steel pylons
30+113+30
Road bridge
Torbes River
1930San CristóbalTáriba
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]
14Chama River Bridge112 m (367 ft)(x5)630 m (2,070 ft)Arch
Steel truss deck arch
1954El 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]
15General José Antonio Páez Bridge110 m (360 ft)286 m (938 ft)Truss
Steel

Troncal 5
Bocono River
1952BoconoítoVeguitas,
8°50′56.9″N 70°00′49.1″W / 8.849139°N 70.013639°W / 8.849139; -70.013639 (General José Antonio Páez Bridge)
Portuguesa
Barinas
[21]
[22]
16New Caracas-La Guaira Bridge I110 m (360 ft)(x6)803 m (2,635 ft)Beam bridge
Composite steel/concrete deck
78+6x110+65
2007Caracas
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]
17José Cornelio Muñoz BridgeSuspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
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

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