Roads in Suriname


There are several named highways in the country of Suriname.
File:Paramaribo, Jules Wijdenboschbrug.JPG|thumb|right|300px|The Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge over the Suriname River near Paramaribo.
File:Coppename River.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Coppename Bridge over the Coppename River near Boskamp.

Avobakaweg

The Avobakaweg is a paved 2-lane road connecting Paranam with Afobaka, the location of the Afobaka Dam. The road connects northwards to Paramaribo and the East-West Link. The Avobakaweg has two major branches: One paved branch leads to Brokopondo, and another paved branch leads to Pokigron via Brownsweg. The previous name Afobakaweg was changed in September 2022 to Avobakaweg

Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway

On 15 May 2020, the Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway opened, and is the first motorway of Suriname, providing a faster connection between Paramaribo and the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport.

East-West Link

A major road is the 2-lane East-West Link connecting Albina to Nieuw Nickerie. The road was fully paved on 17 December 2009. There is a Southern East-West Link connecting Paramaribo with Apoera via Bitagron, however it is mainly unpaved. This road is border to border, however a ferry is needed because there are no bridges.

Statistics

  • total: 4,304 km
  • paved: 1,119 km
  • highway: 9.6 km
  • unpaved: 3,174 km
NOTE: Driving is on the left. Suriname and its neighbour Guyana are the only two countries on the American continent which drive on the left.

Road links with adjacent countries