The Simón Bolívar International Bridge (Spanish; Castilian: Puente Internacional Simón Bolívar) is a 300adj=midNaNadj=mid bridge across the Táchira River on the Venezuela–Colombia border, connecting the city of San Antonio del Tachira in Venezuela with the small town of La Parada in Colombia.[1] The first major city in Colombia after the border is Cúcuta.[2]
Until the Venezuelan economic crisis, it was a popular crossing point for Colombians to shop across the border. In 2015, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro closed the bridge to vehicular traffic.[3] Since at least 2017, the traffic is mostly people leaving Venezuela.[1] [2]