South Drain, also Zuiddrain, is a town in western
Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
. Since the pavement of road section to
Nieuw Nickerie
Nieuw Nickerie. Retrieved 17 November 2009. is the third largest city in Suriname with a population estimated at . It is the capital (political), capital city of the Nickerie District, Nickerie district, and the terminus of the East-West Link (Sur ...
, it is the final destination of the northern
East-West Link. The
European Union
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funded the reconstruction, which started in 2007, with 13.2 million euro. The section was opened on 30 April 2010. There is a
jeep trail Jeep trail is a term originating in the United States to designate unpaved roads designed and maintained for use solely by high-clearance four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicles, regardless of the vehicle manufacturer. Only the more difficult unpaved roads ...
between South Drain and
Apoera, connecting the Northern East-West Link with the Southern East-West Link. Contrary to earlier plans, the pavement of this road is not imminent.
Suriname-Guyana border
Since 1998, the CANAWAIMA ferry connects South Drain with
Moleson Creek in
Guyana
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...
. This is the only legal connection between the two countries, but before the repavement of the road many travelers preferred to take a back-track route.
With the completion of the
Berbice Bridge in December 2008, and the earlier completion of the
Coppename Bridge in 1999, the
Courantyne River
The Courantyne River ( ), also known as Corentyne and Corantijn (), is a river in northern South America in Suriname and Guyana. It is the longest List of rivers of Suriname, river in the country and creates the border between Suriname and the Eas ...
is the only river between the Guyanese capital of
Georgetown and the Surinamese capital of
Paramaribo
Paramaribo ( , , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's p ...
still left without a bridge.
[ Dagblad Suriname ]
OW-minister en Ballast Nedam bekijken locatie Corantijnbrug
References
External links
Guyana–Suriname border crossings
Populated places in Nickerie District
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