It bears the name of General Rafael Urdaneta in honor of the hero of Independence, born in this region in April of 1959 the construction of the bridge began working tirelessly 2630 engineer and Venezuelan workers for 40 months, 8700 meters long 17.40 of width and 134 batteries 25 August 1962 after 4 years of construction Romulo Betancourt President of the period officially inauro the work where more than 266 strong bs was invited was a dental event event attended by some 200 thousand people, 10 minutes slow to pass the bridge in carro, is an architectural basin considered as the largest monument of lights of Amarica Latina and the 3rd in the world.
