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 (General José Antonio Páez Bridge)		 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


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References

  1. ^ Originally built as a concrete girder bridge, it was converted as a lift bridge in 2012 to allow higher navigational clearance.
  2. ^ Also called Mercosur Bridge.
  3. ^ a b The Guárico River Suspension Bridge was dismantled in 1957 and rebuilt over the Cuyuni River.
  1. ^ "Puente de Angostura".
  2. ^ "Second Lake Maracaibo Bridge".
  3. ^ "Puente Mercosur".
  4. ^ "Orinoquia Bridge".
  5. ^ "General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge".
  6. ^ "Second Río Chama Bridge".
  7. ^ "Caracas-La Guaira Bridge I".
  8. ^ "Caracas-La Guaira Bridge II".
  9. ^ "Tienditas Bridge".
  10. ^ "Caracas-La Guaira Bridge III".
  11. ^ "General Juan Vicente Gómez Bridge".
  12. ^ "General Juan Vicente Gómez Bridge".
  13. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Puente de Niquitao" [Niquitao Bridge]. Pueblosdevenezuela.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Prade, 1990, p.188
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ "Orinoco River Second Crossing, Venezuela". Dormanlongtechnology.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  11. ^ 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)
  12. ^ 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)
  13. ^ 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)
  14. ^ a b c Prade, 1990, p.185-186
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Ficha de proyecto - construcción del Puente Tienditas" [Project sheet - construction of the Tienditas Bridge]. Cosiplan.org (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  17. ^ a b c Hernandez, Evolution of Tensile Structures in Venezuela, p.1
  18. ^ a b "Puente colgante sobre Río Cuyuní" [Suspension bridge over Cuyuní River]. Fotodenisantana.wordpress.com (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  19. ^ "Puente Libertador de Táriba" [Táriba Libertador Bridge]. Gelvez.com.ve (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "Puente Chama" [Chama Bridge]. Ciudadelvigia.galeon.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  21. ^ a b Grases, Gutiérrez, Salas Jiménez, 2016, p.7
  22. ^ "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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