20 years ago, the Bolivarian Revolution inaugurated the second bridge over the Orinoco River

Published at: 13/11/2026 09:14 AM

The Road System II Mixed Bridge over the Orinoco River was inaugurated on November 13, 2006, by the Eternal Commander Hugo Chávez and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil.

The Orinoquia Bridge, as is known, is an important communication route 3,156 meters long and 24,70 meters wide, was built with the most advanced state-of-the-art technology. In its central part, it is composed of a 1,200-meter cable-stayed bridge, four main towers, two abutments and 39 piles, as well as 4 roads and a railway track.

It has two channels for the circulation of vehicles in each direction, which is why it is considered one of the largest infrastructure projects built in Latin America thanks to the integration between Brazil and Venezuela.

This work, in addition to bringing together the two banks of a mighty river of gigantic proportions, interconnects the border states of Anzoátegui, Bolívar and Monagas. The characteristics of the system make it a unique bridge in the world.

“This wonderful work has been done in partnership with the national private sector, a lot of national companies worked here; I want to congratulate the national businessmen, workers, engineers, architects, technicians who have made possible this wonder of the Orinoquia Bridge, the second bridge over the Orinoco River,” said Chávez during the inauguration.

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