How much did the original Angostura Bridge cost to build?
Angostura Bridge carries four road lanes across the Orinoco about five kilometres upstream from Ciudad Bolívar, linking Venezuela's Bolívar and Anzoátegui states. The mixed steel-and-concrete suspension bridge was formally started on 19 December 1962, completed in late 1966 and opened to traffic on 6 January 1967. It measures 1,678.5 metres between abutments, with a 712-metre main span, 119.18-metre steel towers and navigation clearance ranging from 41 metres above high water to 57 metres above low water.
Final project cost
VEB 177.512 million
Approximately $40.34 million
Cost basis: 1967
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Final project cost1967
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- Total lengthUniversity of Carabobo study citing the Ministry of Public Works
- 1,678.5 m
- HeightNational Academy of Engineering and Habitat of Venezuela
- 119.18 m
Project record
Timeline
19 December 1962
Construction started
University of Carabobo study citing the Ministry of Public Works