There are no bridges that span the Amazon
River, although one was recently built across a tributary, the Rio Negro.
During the rainy season, the Amazon River
can swell to more than 120 miles (190 km) in width. The Amazon moves more
water than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined,
making it responsible for one-fifth of the world’s total river flow.
Perhaps surprisingly, there are no bridges that span the river at any point.
This is because the Amazon mostly winds through pristine
rainforests, where there are very few
roads. Most crossings are done by ferry.
However, in 2010, the Rio Negro Bridge was
completed over one of the Amazon’s tributaries. The 11,795-foot (3,595 m) span connects the Brazilian cities of
Manaus and Iranduba.
*The largest, not the longest*:
*The largest, not the longest*:
- The Amazon River runs through Guyana,
Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and
Peru. Its length is approximately 4,000 miles (6,400 km).
- The Amazon originates in the Andes
Mountains in Peru, on the western edge of South America. The
river flows eastward into the Atlantic Ocean, near the Equator.
- The Amazon is the world’s largest
river, but the title of world's longest river goes to the Nile River in Africa.
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