Takutu River Bridge
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Takutu River Bridge, from Guyana facing Brazil in Lethem
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| Coordinates | 3°22′48″N 59°48′52″W / 3.38011°N 59.81438°W / 3.38011; -59.81438 |
| Carries | BR-401 Cars |
| Crosses | Takutu River |
| Locale | Lethem, GuyanatoBonfim, Brazil |
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| Opened | 31 July 2009 |
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The Takutu River Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte do Rio Tacutu) is a bridge across the Takutu River, linking LetheminGuyanatoBonfiminBrazil. It was completed in 2009 and opened on 31 July 2009.[1] Its official inauguration was on 14 September 2009, in the presence of leaders of both countries.[2] It cost US$5 million and was paid for by Brazil.[2] The bridge was a project within the Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America.[3]
The bridge is the only instance in the Americas of a land border where drivers must change from driving on the left (in Guyana) to driving on the right (in Brazil), or vice versa. The changeover is achieved by means of a crossover bridge on the Guyanese side.
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