Angostura Bridge



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. Until the opening of the 3,156-metre Second Orinoco crossing 100 km downstream near Ciudad Guayana on 13 November 2006, it was the only bridge across the Orinoco.

Saboteurs cut wires on the bridge in June 2024. The Venezuelan government said it would reconnect the wires, conduct general maintenance, improve lighting and install a camera surveillance system.