Takutu River Bridge

3°22′48″N 59°48′52″W / 3.38011°N 59.81438°W / 3.38011; -59.81438CarriesBR-401 CarsCrossesTakutu RiverLocaleLethem, Guyana to Bonfim, BrazilHistoryOpened31 July 2009Location

The Takutu River Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte do Rio Tacutu) is a bridge across the Takutu River, linking Lethem in Guyana to Bonfim in Brazil. 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.

See also

• List of bridges in Guyana

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Aviation

Airports	Aishalton Annai Apoteri Awaruwaunau Baramita Bartica Ebini Cheddi Jagan Imbaimadai Kaieteur Kamarang Karanambo Karasabai Kato Kurukabaru Lethem Linden Lumid Pau Mabaruma Mahdia Monkey Mountain Mountain Point New Amsterdam Orinduik Ogle Paramakatoi Paruima Port Kaituma
Airlines	Guyana Airways Roraima Airways Trans Guyana Airways Universal Airlines
People	Arthur James Williams Beverley Drake Cheryl Pickering-Moore

Road

Roads	Soesdyke-Linden Highway
Bridges	Berbice Bridge Demerara Harbour Bridge Denham Suspension Bridge Takutu River Bridge

Rail

Lines	Railways in Guyana

Water

Canals	Torani Canal Hope Canal