Brazil-Peru Integration Bridge, Cable-stayed bridge over the Acre River at the Brazil–Peru border, Assis Brasil, Acre, Brazil
The Brazil-Peru Integration Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Acre River on the Brazil-Peru border, linking Iñapari in Peru's Madre de Dios region with Assis Brasil in Acre, Brazil. It is 240 metres long, carries four lanes (two in each direction) plus pedestrian walkways, and forms part of the Peruvian-Brazilian Interoceanic Highway and Brazil's BR-317.
Construction ran in parallel with the Peruvian-Brazilian Interoceanic Highway and the bridge was inaugurated in 2006, funded by the federal government of Acre at a cost above US$10 million. It drew strong criticism, including from Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo. The opening was attended by Toledo, Brazil's Lula da Silva and Bolivia's Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé as guest.
The bridge brings together two communities where people meet daily to maintain family ties and conduct trade across the border. It serves as a gathering place where local residents from both nations naturally interact and support each other's livelihoods.
You need valid passports and appropriate visas to cross, and you must follow customs regulations from both countries. It is helpful to check with local authorities beforehand about current requirements and any restrictions.
The bridge is the second-longest cable-stayed span in Peru, after the Puente Bellavista. Its opening in 2006 drew presidents Alejandro Toledo of Peru and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, with Bolivian president Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé as guest.
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