Editing Transport in Venezuela (section)

==Highways==

Automobile transport is encouraged by the fact that Venezuela has the lowest petrol prices in the world, at $0.18 per gallon ($0.05 per liter).<ref name="csmonitor1">{{cite journal| url = http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2011/0913/World-s-cheapest-gas-Top-5-countries/Venezuela-0.18-per-gallon-0.047-per-liter| title = Venezuela- $0.18 per gallon ($0.05 per liter) - CSMonitor.com| journal = [[The Christian Science Monitor]]| date = 13 September 2011}}</ref>  In some cases, petrol is less expensive than [[bottled water]].<ref name="csmonitor1"/>

<br />''total:''
96,155&nbsp;km
<br />''paved:''
32,308&nbsp;km
<br />''unpaved:''
63,847&nbsp;km (1997 est.)

===Motorways===
Venezuela has a fairly developed [[motorway]] network, certainly more developed than in most of South American nations. It is especially operative in the Northern and Western parts of the country, connecting the main cities of the country. The following roads feature at least 4 lanes and double carriageway:

*Autopista Barquisimeto - Acarigua. It runs from [[Barquisimeto]] through [[Cabudare]] to [[Acarigua]]. Its length is 70&nbsp;km.
*Autopista Caracas - La Guaira. It runs from [[Caracas]] to the [[Maiquetía International Airport]] and [[La Guaira]]. It extends for 30&nbsp;km.
*Autopista Cimarrón Andresote. It runs from [[Barquisimeto]] through [[San Felipe, Venezuela|San Felipe]] and [[Morón]]. Its length is 125&nbsp;km.
*Autopista Circunvalación del Este. It runs from [[Valencia, Venezuela|Valencia]] to [[Naguanagua]]. Its length is 13&nbsp;km.
*Autopista Circunvalación Norte. It serves as a bypass for [[Barquisimeto]]. Its length is 30&nbsp;km.
*Autopista Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho. Projected to run from [[Caracas]] to [[Güiria]], it is a motorway currently under construction, though parts of it are already in use, including [[Caracas]] - Río Chico (98&nbsp;km.), [[Caucagua]] - [[Higuerote]] (20&nbsp;km.), Boca de Uchire - [[Clarines]] (43&nbsp;km.), [[Píritu Municipality, Anzoátegui|Píritu]] - [[Puerto La Cruz]] (66&nbsp;km.) and Santa Fe - [[Cumaná]] (52&nbsp;km).
*Autopista José Antonio Páez. It runs from [[Valencia, Venezuela|Valencia]] to [[Barinas, Venezuela|Barinas]]. It also connects the cities of [[San Carlos, Cojedes|San Carlos]], [[Acarigua]] and [[Guanare]]. It has a length of 336&nbsp;km.
*Autopista Manuel Piar. It connects [[Ciudad Guayana]] and [[Upata]]. It stretches for 62&nbsp;km.
*[[Autopista Regional del Centro]]. It is one of the most important motorways of the country, running between Venezuela's first and third biggest population centres: [[Caracas]] and [[Valencia, Venezuela|Valencia]]. It also connects [[Charallave]], [[Maracay]] and [[Guacara]]. Its length is 160&nbsp;km.
*Autopista San Cristóbal - La Fría. It is a motorway currently under construction, projected to link [[San Cristóbal, Venezuela|San Cristóbal]] and [[La Fría]]. Some parts of the motorway are already open, such as [[San Cristóbal, Venezuela|San Cristóbal]] - Palmira (18&nbsp;km), [[Lobatera]] - [[San Juan de Colón]] (16&nbsp;km) and San Félix - [[La Fría]] (19&nbsp;km).
*Autopista Simón Bolívar. It links [[Ciudad Guayana]] and [[Puerto Ordaz]] with [[Ciudad Bolívar]]. It has a length of 131&nbsp;km.
*Autopista Valencia - Puerto Cabello. It extends from [[Guacara]], to [[Puerto Cabello]] in the Caribbean coast. It has a length of 60&nbsp;km.
*Autopista Valera - Trujillo. It connects the city of [[Valera]] with [[Trujillo, Trujillo|Trujillo]]. It extends for 34&nbsp;km.
*Autopista Zulia - Lara. It extends from [[Barquisimeto]] to [[Maracaibo]], two of the main population centres of Venezuela. It also links [[Carora]], [[Ciudad Ojeda]] and [[Cabimas]]. It has a length of 293&nbsp;km.
*Avenida Juan Bautista Arismendi. It connects [[Porlamar]] and [[Punta de Piedras, Nueva Esparta|Punta de Piedras]]. It has a length of 36&nbsp;km.
*Carretera Rafael Caldera. It is a two lane expressway that links [[Mérida, Mérida|Mérida]] with [[El Vigía]]. It has a length of 60&nbsp;km.
*Intercomunal Coro - Punto Fijo. It connects [[Santa Ana de Coro|Coro]] and [[Punto Fijo]]. It extends for 79&nbsp;km.