List of bridges in Argentina

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This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Argentina, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

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Historical and architectural interest bridges

NameDistinctionLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationProvinceRef.
Areco - puente viejo 02.JPG 1 Old Bridge of San Antonio de Areco National Historic Monument18 m (59 ft) Masonry
1 segmental arch
Former road bridge
Areco River
1857 San Antonio de Areco
34°14′26.3″S59°28′39.6″W / 34.240639°S 59.477667°W / -34.240639; -59.477667 (Old Bridge of San Antonio de Areco)
Buenos Aires Province [1]
[2]
Buenos Aires Most Transportowy 2.jpg 2 Puente Transbordador National Historic Monument65 m (213 ft) Truss
Steel
Transporter bridge
1914 Buenos Aires
34°38′18.8″S58°21′22.3″W / 34.638556°S 58.356194°W / -34.638556; -58.356194 (Puente Transbordador)
Buenos Aires [S 1]
[3]
[4]
Puente Transbordador Saenz Pena.jpg 3 Sáenz Peña President Bridge
dismantled in 1965
Truss
Steel
Transporter bridge
1914 Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires [5]
Transbordador Urquiza (MCBA, 1944).jpg 4 Urquiza President Bridge
dismantled in 1965
Truss
Steel
Transporter bridge
1915 Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires [5]
Tren a las Nubes2.jpg 5 La Polvorilla Viaduct  [ es ] Train to the Clouds
Located 4,200 metres (13,800 ft) above sea level
Height : 63 m (207 ft)
224 m (735 ft) Trestle bridge
Steel
1932 San Antonio de los Cobres
24°12′09.8″S66°24′51.8″W / 24.202722°S 66.414389°W / -24.202722; -66.414389 (La Polvorilla Viaduct)
Salta Province [S 2]
[6]
[7]
[8]
Puente Uriburu.jpg 6 Puente Valentín Alsina Sites of Cultural Interest173 m (568 ft) Truss
Steel
Bascule bridge
Road bridge
Avenida Sáenz
Matanza River
1938 Buenos Aires Valentín Alsina
34°39′34.6″S58°24′59.8″W / 34.659611°S 58.416611°W / -34.659611; -58.416611 (Puente Valentín Alsina)
Buenos Aires [S 3]
[9]
[10]
Buenos Aires Nowy Most Avellanedy.jpg 7 Puente Nicolás Avellaneda 1,633 m (5,358 ft) Truss
Steel
Vertical-lift bridge
Road bridge
Matanza River
1940 Buenos Aires
34°38′17.0″S58°21′20.4″W / 34.638056°S 58.355667°W / -34.638056; -58.355667 (Puente Nicolás Avellaneda)
Buenos Aires [S 4]
[10]
Puente Internacional Agustin P. Justo - Getulio Vargas. Entrada a Uruguaiana..jpg 8 Paso de los Libres–Uruguaiana International Bridge First major bridge between Argentina and Brazil 1,419 m (4,656 ft) Beam bridge
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
National Route 117
Railway bridge
Uruguay River
1945 Paso de los Libres Uruguaiana
29°44′35.4″S57°05′34.9″W / 29.743167°S 57.093028°W / -29.743167; -57.093028 (Paso de los Libres–Uruguaiana International Bridge)
Corrientes Province [11]
[12]
9 Arroyo Cangrejillo Pipeline Bridge Span : 338 m (1,109 ft)
Height : 90 m (300 ft)
338 m (1,109 ft) Catenary bridge
Footbridge
Pipeline bridge
1998 Aconquija
27°24′56.2″S65°56′35.8″W / 27.415611°S 65.943278°W / -27.415611; -65.943278 (Arroyo Cangrejillo Pipeline Bridge)
Catamarca Province [S 5]
[13]
Buenos Aires, the Woman's Bridge (123009).jpg 10 Puente de la Mujer Designed by Santiago Calatrava
Span : 100 m (330 ft)
160 m (520 ft) Cable-stayed
Cantilever spar, steel deck, 1 inclined steel pylon
Swing bridge
Footbridge
Dock 3
2001 Buenos Aires
34°36′28.8″S58°21′54.5″W / 34.608000°S 58.365139°W / -34.608000; -58.365139 (Puente de la Mujer)
Buenos Aires [S 6]
[14]
[15]

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 metres (330 ft) (non-exhaustive list).

NameSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationProvinceRef.
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Puente Zarate Brazo Largo.jpg 1 Zárate–Brazo Largo Bridge
General Bartolomé Mitre Bridge
330 m (1,080 ft)6,222 m (20,413 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons
110+330+110
1978 Brazo Largo
33°54′36.7″S58°53′06.5″W / 33.910194°S 58.885139°W / -33.910194; -58.885139 (General Bartolomé Mitre Bridge)
Entre Ríos Province [Note 1]
[S 7]
[17]
[18]
Puente Mitre desde la costanera de Zarate.jpg 2 Zárate–Brazo Largo Bridge
Justo José de Urquiza Bridge
330 m (1,080 ft)4,571 m (14,997 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons
110+330+110
1978 Zárate
34°06′12.2″S59°00′09.8″W / 34.103389°S 59.002722°W / -34.103389; -59.002722 (Justo José de Urquiza Bridge)
Buenos Aires Province [S 8]
[17]
[18]
[19]
San Roque Gonzalez de Santa Cruz Bridge 2.jpg 3 San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge 330 m (1,080 ft)2,550 m (8,370 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
115+330+115
1990 Posadas Encarnación
27°22′09.3″S55°51′43.1″W / 27.369250°S 55.861972°W / -27.369250; -55.861972 (San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge)
Misiones Province
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
[S 9]
[20]
[21]
Puente Rosario-Victoria 2010.jpg 4 Rosario-Victoria Bridge 330 m (1,080 ft)4,098 m (13,445 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
120+330+120
National Route 174
Paraná River
2002 Rosario
32°52′12.8″S60°41′08.3″W / 32.870222°S 60.685639°W / -32.870222; -60.685639 (Rosario-Victoria Bridge)
Santa Fe Province [S 10]
[22]
General Belgrano Bridge and Corrientes beach.jpg 5 General Belgrano Bridge 245 m (804 ft)2,800 m (9,200 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete girder deck, concrete pylons
163+245+163
National Route 16
Paraná River
1973 Corrientes Resistencia
27°28′12.9″S58°51′35.4″W / 27.470250°S 58.859833°W / -27.470250; -58.859833 (General Belgrano Bridge)
Corrientes Province
Chaco Province
[S 11]
[23]
Puente General San Martin cropped.jpg 6 Libertador General San Martín Bridge 220 m (720 ft)3,408 m (11,181 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
145+220+145
National Route 136
Uruguay River
1976 Gualeguaychú Fray Bentos
33°06′01.8″S58°14′54.3″W / 33.100500°S 58.248417°W / -33.100500; -58.248417 (Libertador General San Martín Bridge)
Entre Ríos Province
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
[S 12]
[24]
Puente Internacional Tancredo Neves.JPG 7 Tancredo Neves Bridge 220 m (720 ft)480 m (1,570 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
130+220+130
1985 Puerto Iguazú Foz do Iguaçu
25°35′19.0″S54°33′41.5″W / 25.588611°S 54.561528°W / -25.588611; -54.561528 (Tancredo Neves Bridge)
Misiones Province
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
[S 13]
[25]
Puente Hipolito Yrigoyen2-2.jpg 8 Hipólito Yrigoyen Bridge  [ es ]150 m (490 ft)270 m (890 ft) Suspension
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
60+150+60
Road bridge
Avenida Loberia
Quequén Grande River
1929 Necochea Quequén
38°33′07.8″S58°43′32.4″W / 38.552167°S 58.725667°W / -38.552167; -58.725667 (Hipólito Yrigoyen Bridge)
Buenos Aires Province [S 14]
[26]
[27]
Santa fe-2.jpg 9 Santa Fe Suspension Bridge  [ es ]148 m (486 ft)295 m (968 ft) Suspension
Steel deck and pylons
Gisclard cable bridge
74+148+74
Road bridge
Paraná River
(Laguna Setúbal)
1928 Santa Fe
31°38′24.3″S60°40′52.4″W / 31.640083°S 60.681222°W / -31.640083; -60.681222 (Santa Fe Suspension Bridge)
Santa Fe Province [S 15]
[28]
[29]
[27]
Puente General Artigas.jpg 10 General Artigas Bridge 140 m (460 ft)2,350 m (7,710 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
97+140+97
National Route 135
Uruguay River
1975 Colón Paysandú
32°15′53.1″S58°06′00.9″W / 32.264750°S 58.100250°W / -32.264750; -58.100250 (General Artigas Bridge)
Entre Ríos Province
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
[S 16]
[30]
Puente Gdor J M de la Sota 1.jpg 11 José Manuel de la Sota Bridge  [ es ]140 m (460 ft)326 m (1,070 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Córdoba-Carlos Paz Highway
San Roque Lake
2019 Villa Carlos Paz
31°22′26.7″S64°26′29.2″W / 31.374083°S 64.441444°W / -31.374083; -64.441444 (José Manuel de la Sota Bridge)
Córdoba Province [31]
Puente Orono Santa Fe.jpg 12 Nicasio Oroño Bridge  [ es ]130 m (430 ft)460 m (1,510 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
84+130+84
National Route 168
Paraná River
(Laguna Setúbal)
1970 Santa Fe
31°38′26.8″S60°40′53.8″W / 31.640778°S 60.681611°W / -31.640778; -60.681611 (Nicasio Oroño Bridge)
Santa Fe Province [32]
[33]
Puente Colgante Rio Cuarto..JPG 13 Mugnaini Mayor Bicentennial Bridge  [ es ]110 m (360 ft)313 m (1,027 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete deck, steel pylons
Road bridge
Cuarto River
2010 Río Cuarto
33°06′12.5″S64°21′10.1″W / 33.103472°S 64.352806°W / -33.103472; -64.352806 (Mugnaini Mayor Bicentennial Bridge)
Córdoba Province [34]

See also

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Notes and references

  1. The approach viaducts of the road and the railway are distinct, the road part measures 4,016 m (13,176 ft) while the railway part measures 6,222 m (20,413 ft). [16]
  1. "El Puente Viejo" [The Old Bridge]. Sanantoniodeareco.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  2. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.137
  3. "Sitios de Interés Cultural : Transbordador del Riachuelo" [Sites of Cultural Interest: Transporter of the Riachuelo]. Buenosaires.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  4. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.138
  5. 1 2 Negri, José (1947). El Riachuelo, sus puentes y las obras de cruce a encarar en el próximo quinquenio[The Riachuelo, its bridges and the crossing works to face in the next five years] (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de La Plata - Facultad de Ciencias Fisicomatemáticas. OCLC   39705108.
  6. "Tren a las Nubes - Salta" [Train to the Clouds - Salta]. Argentinaxplora.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  7. "Tren a las Nubes - Route". Trenalasnubes.com.ar. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  8. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.152
  9. "Sitios de Interés Cultural : Puente Alsina" [Sites of Cultural Interest: Alsina Bridge]. Buenosaires.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  10. 1 2 Chen, Duan, 2014, p.163
  11. "21 de Mayo - Inauguración Puente Paso de los Libres - Uruguayana" [May 21 - Inauguration of the Paso de los Libres Bridge - Uruguayan]. Regionlitoral.net (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  12. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.141
  13. "Arroyo Cangrejillo Pipeline Bridge". Opacengineers.com - OPAC Consulting Engineers. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  14. "Puente de la Mujer - Buenos Aires". Calatrava.com - Santiago Calatrava - Architects & Engineers. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  15. ""Puente de la Mujer", Puerto Madero". Construir.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 16, 2008.
  16. Prade, 1990, p.176
  17. 1 2 [s.n.] (November 1979). "Zarate-Brazo Largo bridges across river Parana". IABSE Structures - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. p. 10. doi:10.5169/seals-15857. ISSN   0377-7286.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. 1 2 Bruschi, Silvestro (September 1976). "Foundations of Zarate-Brazo Largo Bridges". IABSE Congress Report (Tokyo) - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. pp. 281–286. doi:10.5169/seals-10542. ISBN   3-85748-014-9.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  19. "Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge". Fragueiro-novillo.com.ar. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  20. Heckhausen, Carlos F. (1991). "El puente "San Roque González de la Cruz" sobre el río Paraná, entre Posadas (Argentina) y Encarnación (Paraguay)" [The bridge "San Roque González de la Cruz" over the Paraná River, between Posadas (Argentina) and Encarnación (Paraguay)]. Hormigón y Acero (in Spanish). Vol. 42. ACHE - Asociación Española de Ingeniería Estructural. pp. 133–154. ISSN   0439-5689.
  21. "Ponte Posadas - Encarnacion sul fiume Paranà" [Posadas - Encarnacion Bridge on the Paranà river]. Impregilo.it - Impregilo S.p.A. (in Italian). Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  22. Clivio, Nelson. "Puente Rosario-Victoria" [Rosario-Victoria Bridge]. Monografias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  23. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.156
  24. Ponce Delgado, Alberto (1990). "El puente "Libertador, General San Martín" (Fray Bentos-Puerto Unzee entre Uruguay y Argentina)" [The bridge "Libertador, General San Martín" (Fray Bentos-Puerto Unzee between Uruguay and Argentina)]. Hormigón y Acero (in Spanish). Vol. 41. ACHE - Asociación Española de Ingeniería Estructural. pp. 103–119. ISSN   0439-5689.
  25. Caracciolo, Osvaldo R.; Solari, Jorge Federico (1983). "El puente internacional sobre el rio Iguazú" [The international bridge over the Iguazú River]. Hormigón y Acero (in Spanish). Vol. 34. ACHE - Asociación Española de Ingeniería Estructural. pp. 107–120. ISSN   0439-5689.
  26. "El puente colgante que enorgullece a Necochea" [The suspension bridge that makes Necochea proud]. Archivo.lacapital.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  27. 1 2 Chen, Duan, 2014, p.161
  28. "Capitulo XIX – Puente Colgante" [Chapter XIX – Suspension Bridge]. Paraconocernos.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  29. "The Gisclard Bridges, precursors of the large stayed girder bridges 2nd part - Michel Wagner". Timbresponts.fr. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  30. Heckhausen, Carlos F. (1977). "El puente Paysandú-Colón" [The bridge Paysandú-Colón]. Hormigón y Acero (in Spanish). Vol. 28. ACHE - Asociación Española de Ingeniería Estructural. pp. 83–115. ISSN   0439-5689.
  31. Caminos de las Sierras (October 2019). "Nuevo puente en arco José Manuel de la Sota - provincia de Córdoba" [New arch bridge José Manuel de la Sota - Córdoba Province]. Revista Carreteras (in Spanish). Vol. 235. pp. 60–75. ISSN   0325-0296.
  32. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.143
  33. "Viaducto Oroño: los secretos de un puente que también es acueducto y mañana cumple 50 años" [Oroño Viaduct: the secrets of a bridge that is also an aqueduct and turns 50 tomorrow]. Airedesantafe.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  34. "El primer puente atirantado urbano de Argentina está en Córdoba" [The first urban cable-stayed bridge in Argentina is in Córdoba]. Revistavial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.

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