Angostura Bridge

Angostura Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the Orinoco River at , . The Spanish word Angostura means "narrows". Built in 1967 at a cost of US$35million, the bridge has a total length of 1,678.50 meters, a distance of 1,272 meters between the two towers, and a main span of 712 meters.
  • Bridge
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
  • …is also known as “Puente Angostura”
  • Description: bridge near Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ciudad Bolívar.
, formerly known as Angostura and St.
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Latitude
8.14399° or 8° 8′ 38″ north
Longitude
-63.59841° or 63° 35′ 54″ west
Open location code
67WR4CV2+HJ
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man_made = bridge
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Tatar—“Angostura Bridge” goes by many names.
pont d’AngosturaCatalan
安哥斯度拉大桥Chinese
安哥斯度拉大橋Chinese
安格斯图拉大桥Chinese
安格斯圖拉大橋Chinese
耶尔巴布埃纳岛Chinese
耶爾巴布埃納島Chinese
AngosturabroenDanish
Jembatan AngosturaIndonesian
アンゴスチュラ橋Japanese
アンゴストゥラ橋Japanese
AngosturabruaNorwegian Nynorsk
Мост АнгостураRussian
Ангостура күпереTatar

Localities in the Area

“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

Bolívar: Highlights

Learn more about Ciudad Bolívar and Mount Roraima.