Demerara Harbour Bridge
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Demerara Harbour Bridge is a major floating toll bridge in Guyana that spans the Demerara River, serving as a key transportation link near the capital, Georgetown.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Demerara Harbour Bridge canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
floating bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ toll bridge ⓘ |
| allows | river navigation via retraction ⓘ |
| connects |
Georgetown, Guyana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Demerara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
East Demerara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Demerara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Demerara River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | pontoon bridge ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
floating pontoons
ⓘ
pedestrian walkway ⓘ retractable span ⓘ |
| hasMovableSection | yes ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| hasType | floating toll bridge ⓘ |
| length |
about 1.13 miles
ⓘ
about 1.8 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Demerara-Mahaica Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Georgetown, Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Demerara River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Georgetown, Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the longest floating bridges in the world at time of opening ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1978 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1978-07-02 ⓘ |
| operator | Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | road transport ⓘ |
| regionServed | Essequibo Islands-West Demerara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
East Bank Demerara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Bank Demerara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major transportation link across Demerara River ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| tollFor | vehicles ⓘ |
| traffic | motor vehicles ⓘ |
| urbanAreaServed | Georgetown metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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