Takutu River Bridge

Takutu River Bridge
Takutu River Bridge
	Takutu River Bridge, from Guyana facing Brazil in Lethem
Coordinates	3°22′48″N 59°48′52″W / 3.38011°N 59.81438°WCoordinates: 3°22′48″N 59°48′52″W / 3.38011°N 59.81438°W
Carries	BR-401 Cars
Crosses	Takutu River
Locale	Lethem, Guyana to Bonfim, Brazil
History
Opened	31 July 2009
Location

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.