Exception calling ".ctor" while connecting to an Oracle database (ODP.net) - oracle

This is my code to connect to an Oracle database:
[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile("E:\oracle\product\11.2.0\ODP.NET\bin\2.x\Oracle.DataAccess.dll")
$constr = "User Id=system;Password=password;Data Source=SERVER\INST"
$conn= New-Object Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleConnection($constr)
First line is working fine. I can see the assembly is loading and GAC is true.
Up to the second line there is no error.
But when it reaches the 3rd line, I am getting this error:
New-Object : Exception calling ".ctor" with "1" argument(s): "The type initializer for 'Oracle.DataAccess.Client.Oracle Connection' threw an exception.
$conn= New-Object <<<< Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleConnection($constr)
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [New-Object], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ConstructorInvokedThrowException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewObjectCommand
"
Can anybody advise me on this.
Powershell version is 2.
Update
PS I:\> [Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile("E:\oracle\product\11.2.0\ODP.NET\bin\2.x\Oracle.DataAccess.dll")
GAC Version Location
--- ------- --------
True v2.0.50727 C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\Oracle.DataAccess\2.112.3.0__89b483f429c47342\Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.DataAccess.dll is architecture specific. That means that you have to make sure the PowerShell process and the Oracle.DataAccess.dll assembly have the same bits (32 or 64).
May I suggest you to use the platform-independent Oracle managed driver? It works a lot better than the Oracle client specific Oracle.DataAccess.
Also see my answer here.

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I am getting error while executing below command in powershell.
[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile("C:\Oracle\Oracle11gClientR1\ODP.NET\bin\2.x\Oracle.DataAccess.dll")
This is the error.
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At line:1 char:32
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I checked this path (
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Update:
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And i tried these as well
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EDIT:
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(OR) Try using Add-Type instead like
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http://entityframework.codeplex.com/workitem/856
This means you have to put your project on a local drive, then you'll be able to run migrations.
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