Tienditas Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Tienditas International Bridge
Official Name:Puente Internacional Tienditas
Carries:6 divided lanes and pedestrians
Crosses:Táchira River
Locale:Táchira, VenezuelaNorte de Santander, Colombia
Traffic:0 vehicles per day
Begin:January 24, 2014
Complete:February 2016
Open:Not open
Coordinates:7.8767°N -72.4525°W

Tienditas International Bridge (Spanish; Castilian: Puente Internacional Tienditas|link=no) is a vehicular and pedestrian bridge connecting Táchira, Venezuela with Norte de Santander, Colombia.

History

The bridge's construction began on January 24, 2014[1] and was planned to take no longer than 20 months. The costs were estimated around $32,000,000 and was split equally between the Venezuelan and Colombian governments.

It is the fifth international bridge between the two countries. The bridge itself actually consists of three approximately 280-metre parallel bridges built over the Táchira River, two bridges with three lanes in each direction and a pedestrian bridge. Immigration and customs facilities are located on each side of the bridge.

The crossing was completed in February 2016, but due to tensions between Colombia and Venezuela since 2015 regarding smuggling, the bridge has not been opened to traffic.[2] [3]

Venezuela Aid Live

See main article: Venezuela Aid Live. On February 22, 2019, a benefit concert was held on the Colombian side of the bridge to raise awareness and money towards humanitarian aid for Venezuela[4] and to pressure for the reopening of the border so humanitarian aid could enter Venezuela.[5] The Venezuelan government announced that it would also hold a concert on its side of the bridge, but it was later moved to a different location.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inicia construcción de puente Las Tienditas que unirá a Cúcuta con San Antonio, Venezuela. El Pais. S.A. 2019-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924051642/http://www.elpais.com.co/elpais/internacional/noticias/inicia-construccion-puente-tienditas-unira-cucuta-con-san-antonio-venezuela. 2015-09-24. dead.
  2. News: How a bridge between Colombia and Venezuela became part of a propaganda fight. February 15, 2019. CBC News.
  3. Web site: Tienditas, el puente de 40 millones de dólares que no han estrenado. Diario la. Opinión. La Opinión.
  4. Venezuela Aid Live Press Release No. 1, 15 Feb. 2019 . 2019-02-15 . 2019-02-18 . Virgin . https://web.archive.org/web/20190215215748/https://venezuelaaidlive.com/COMUNICADONo1En.pdf . 2019-02-15 . dead .
  5. https://www.venezuelaaidlive.com Venezuela Aid Live