Bridge over Lake Maracaibo. The bridge “General Rafael Urdaneta”, also known as the “Bridge over Lake Maracaibo”, was inaugurated by President Romulo Betancourt, on August 24, 1962. Each of the six piles located in the central part of the bridge are 92.5 meters high. Five sections of 235 meters of amplitude and 45 meters of free height form the navigation channel, measures 8678 meters in length and almost 20 meters in width, being the second longest in Latin America, This bridge allowed to join both shores of the lake and quickly connect the city of Maracaibo with the rest of Venezuela. #Puenterafaelurdaneta

Rafael Urdaneta Bridge.