The Nickerie is a river in the northwestern part of Suriname

Suriname

Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...

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The river rises in the Bakhuys Mountains ("Bakhuysgebergte" in Dutch

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

) and then flows to the North where it forms part of the border between the Coronie and Nickerie

Nickerie District

Nickerie is a district of Suriname, on the north-west coast. Nickerie's capital city is Nieuw-Nickerie, the second largest city in the country. Other towns include Washoda and Wageningen...

 districts. The river then turns West and flows into the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

 via Wageningen and Nieuw-Nickerie

Nieuw-Nickerie

Nieuw Nickerie is the third largest city in Suriname with a population estimated at . It is the capital city of the Nickerie district, and the terminus of the East-West Link....

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There is a bridge near Groot Henar

Groot Henar

Groot Henar is a resort in Suriname, located in the Nickerie District. Its population at the 2004 census was 3,545.-References:...

 that is part of the Northern East-West Link

East-West Link (Suriname)

The East-West Link is a road in Suriname between Albina in the eastern part of the country to Nieuw Nickerie in the western part, via the capital city of Paramaribo. The southern East-West Link connects Paramaribo with Apoera via Bitagron...

. Another, more basic bailey bridge

Bailey bridge

The Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed by the British during World War II for military use and saw extensive use by both British and the American military engineering units....

 was built near Kamp 52 on the Southern East-West Link.