Lake Maracaibo Bridge
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The Lake Maracaibo Bridge is a major cable-stayed concrete bridge in Venezuela that spans the Tablazo Strait, connecting the city of Maracaibo with the rest of the country and serving as a key symbol of Venezuelan engineering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Maracaibo Bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
ⓘ
cable-stayed bridge ⓘ concrete bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Puente sobre el Lago de Maracaibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries |
trunk road
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Maracaibo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern shore of Lake Maracaibo ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | segmental construction ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| country | Venezuela ⓘ |
| crosses |
Lake Maracaibo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tablazo Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesBodyOfWater | Lake Maracaibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | cable-stayed ⓘ |
| designer | Riccardo Morandi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer | Riccardo Morandi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccident | 1964 ship collision ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regional connectivity
ⓘ
transportation ⓘ |
| hasLaneCount | 4 ⓘ |
| hasPiersInWater | true ⓘ |
| hasToll | true ⓘ |
| hasTowers | true ⓘ |
| hasType | road bridge ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | iconic structure of Venezuela ⓘ |
| length |
8.678 km
ⓘ
8678 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Venezuela
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zulia State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gulf of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tablazo Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | 235 m ⓘ |
| maintenanceAuthority | Venezuelan government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | prestressed concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rafael Urdaneta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMainSpans | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 135 ⓘ |
| officialName | Puente General Rafael Urdaneta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1962-08-24 ⓘ |
| partOf | Venezuelan road network ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Maracaibo metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Venezuela ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Venezuelan engineering
ⓘ
Zulia State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | 17.4 m ⓘ |
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