General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge

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The General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge is a large concrete cable-stayed bridge in Venezuela that spans the narrowest part of Lake Maracaibo, serving as a vital transportation link in the region.

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General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cable-stayed bridge
concrete bridge
road bridge
carries road traffic
vehicular traffic
category Bridges completed in 1962
Bridges in Venezuela
Cable-stayed bridges
clearanceBelow 46 m
connects Maracaibo NERFINISHED
San Francisco Municipality, Zulia NERFINISHED
constructionMaterial reinforced concrete
constructionStartDate 1958
continent South America
country Venezuela
crosses Lake Maracaibo NERFINISHED
Strait of Maracaibo NERFINISHED
design cable-stayed
designer Riccardo Morandi NERFINISHED
engineer Riccardo Morandi NERFINISHED
function road transport corridor over Lake Maracaibo
hasToll yes
locatedIn northwestern Venezuela
locatedInWaterBody Lake Maracaibo NERFINISHED
location Zulia State NERFINISHED
mainSpanLength 235 m
maintainedBy Venezuelan authorities
material prestressed concrete
namedAfter Rafael Urdaneta NERFINISHED
namedForRole Venezuelan independence hero Rafael Urdaneta NERFINISHED
notableEvent tanker collision and partial collapse in 1964
numberOfMainSpans 5
numberOfPylons 5
numberOfSpans 134
opened 1962
openingDate 1962-12-19
owner Government of Venezuela NERFINISHED
partOf transport infrastructure of Zulia
pylonHeight 92 m
regionServed Maracaibo metropolitan area NERFINISHED
Zulia State NERFINISHED
repairedAfter 1964 accident
significance major transportation link across Lake Maracaibo
status in service
structureType box girder bridge
totalLength 8.678 km
8678 m
trafficType motor vehicles

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Lake Maracaibo hasBridge General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge
Lake Maracaibo bridgeCrosses General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge
Maracaibo hasLandmark General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge