I thought the road between Lethem and Georgetown fairly easy--little real mud, not much traffic, intermittent accommodation if you want it. There were signs of deeper mudholes, now dried out, here and there, so choose your season. Certainly no need for truck transport, so take the above post with a grain of salt.
The unpaved section in the other direction between Oiapoque and Amapa (IIRC) was far worse in sections, but also far more interesting. Since I was headed north, it held the additional lure of fine French cooking once across the river.
There are a number of trip reports, including information about shipping from Suriname, available by Google search. I'd give more details, but I was there five or six years ago, and details tend to shift over time. For example, on the Oiapoque road they told me the trip used to take 6 days during the mud seasons, now down to two due to a series of upgrades. And on the Georgetown road the claim was that it had already been improved to "international standards."
Hope that's helpful.
Mark
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