Demerara Harbour Bridge

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Demerara Harbour Bridge is a major floating toll bridge in Guyana that spans the Demerara River, serving as a key transportation link near the capital, Georgetown.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Demerara Harbour Bridge canonical 2
Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf floating bridge
road bridge
toll bridge
allows river navigation via retraction
connects Georgetown, Guyana
West Demerara
linked to: Mahaica-Berbice
connectsRegion East Demerara
linked to: East Bank Demerara

West Demerara
constructionStartDate 1976
continent South America
country Guyana
crosses Demerara River
design pontoon bridge
hasAlternativeName Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB)
hasFeature floating pontoons
pedestrian walkway
retractable span
hasMovableSection yes
hasToll yes
hasType floating toll bridge
length about 1.13 miles
about 1.8 kilometres
locatedIn Demerara-Mahaica Region
locatedNear Georgetown, Guyana
locatedOnWaterbody Demerara River
maintainedBy Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation
material steel
nearbyCity Georgetown, Guyana
notableFor being one of the longest floating bridges in the world at time of opening
numberOfLanes 2
opened 1978
openingDate 1978-07-02
operator Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation
owner Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation
purpose road transport
regionServed Essequibo Islands-West Demerara
linked to: West Demerara
serves East Bank Demerara
West Bank Demerara
linked to: Demerara
significance major transportation link across Demerara River
status in use
tollFor vehicles
traffic motor vehicles
urbanAreaServed Georgetown metropolitan area

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Georgetown hasLandmark Demerara Harbour Bridge
Demerara River hasBridge Demerara Harbour Bridge
Demerara Harbour Bridge hasAlternativeName Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB)
linked to: Demerara Harbour Bridge