El Puente
El Puente is a suburb in Heres Municipality, Bolívar. El Puente is situated nearby to the suburb Zanjonote, as well as near the neighborhood Urbanización Villas del Orinoco.Places of Interest
Highlights include Angostura Bridge.
Angostura Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Archilider, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Angostura Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the Orinoco River at Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Bolívar.
Ciudad Bolívar
Photo: Venecon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ciudad Bolívar, formerly known as Angostura and St. Thomas de Guyana, is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolívar State. It lies at the spot where the Orinoco River narrows to about 1 mile in width, is the site of the first bridge across the river, and is a major riverport for the eastern regions of Venezuela.
El Puente
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Heres Municipality, Bolívar, Guayana, Venezuela, South America
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Latitude
8.12537° or 8° 7′ 31″ northLongitude
-63.60652° or 63° 36′ 24″ westOpen location code
67WR49GV+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 14042295927OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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