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Takutu River Bridge

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The bridge is the only instance in the Americas of a land border where drivers must change from
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Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America
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Takutu River Bridge, from Guyana facing Brazil in Lethem
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Commentary: Guyana and Brazil - Bridging for good times
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Coordinates
3°22′48″N 59°48′52″W / 3.38011°N 59.81438°W / 3.38011; -59.81438
BR-401
Takutu River
Lethem
Guyana
Bonfim
Brazil
Portuguese
Takutu River
Lethem
Guyana
Bonfim
Brazil
Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America
driving on the left
List of bridges in Guyana
Kaieteur News Online, 29 July 2009


"Brazil and Guyana Inaugurate Border Bridge"
Bridge over Río Takutu
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/guyana_rel_1991.pdf
Commentary: Guyana and Brazil - Bridging for good times
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Guyana
Transport in Guyana

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