List of bridges in Argentina
This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Argentina , including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Name
Distinction
Length
Type
CarriesCrosses
Opened
Location
Province
Ref.
1
Old Bridge of San Antonio de Areco
National Historic Monument
18 m (59 ft)
Masonry 1 segmental arch
Former road bridgeAreco River
1857
San Antonio de Areco 34°14′26.3″S 59°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]
2
Puente Transbordador
National Historic Monument
65 m (213 ft)
Truss SteelTransporter bridge
1914
Buenos Aires 34°38′18.8″S 58°21′22.3″W / 34.638556°S 58.356194°W / -34.638556; -58.356194 (Puente Transbordador )
Buenos Aires
[ S 1] [ 3] [ 4]
3
Sáenz Peña President Bridge dismantled in 1965
Truss SteelTransporter bridge
1914
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
[ 5]
4
Urquiza President Bridge dismantled in 1965
Truss SteelTransporter bridge
1915
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
[ 5]
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″S 66°24′51.8″W / 24.202722°S 66.414389°W / -24.202722; -66.414389 (La Polvorilla Viaduct )
Salta Province
[ S 2] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
6
Puente Valentín Alsina
Sites of Cultural Interest
173 m (568 ft)
Truss SteelBascule bridge
1938
Buenos Aires –Valentín Alsina 34°39′34.6″S 58°24′59.8″W / 34.659611°S 58.416611°W / -34.659611; -58.416611 (Puente Valentín Alsina )
Buenos Aires
[ S 3] [ 9] [ 10]
7
Puente Nicolás Avellaneda
1,633 m (5,358 ft)
Truss SteelVertical-lift bridge
1940
Buenos Aires 34°38′17.0″S 58°21′20.4″W / 34.638056°S 58.355667°W / -34.638056; -58.355667 (Puente Nicolás Avellaneda )
Buenos Aires
[ S 4] [ 10]
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
1945
Paso de los Libres –Uruguaiana 29°44′35.4″S 57°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
1998
Aconquija 27°24′56.2″S 65°56′35.8″W / 27.415611°S 65.943278°W / -27.415611; -65.943278 (Arroyo Cangrejillo Pipeline Bridge )
Catamarca Province
[ S 5] [ 13]
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 pylonSwing bridge
FootbridgeDock 3
2001
Buenos Aires 34°36′28.8″S 58°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).
Name
Span
Length
Type
CarriesCrosses
Opened
Location
Province
Ref.
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″S 58°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]
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″S 59°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]
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″S 55°51′43.1″W / 27.369250°S 55.861972°W / -27.369250; -55.861972 (San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge )
Misiones Province Paraguay
[ S 9] [ 20] [ 21]
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
2002
Rosario 32°52′12.8″S 60°41′08.3″W / 32.870222°S 60.685639°W / -32.870222; -60.685639 (Rosario-Victoria Bridge )
Santa Fe Province
[ S 10] [ 22]
5
General Belgrano Bridge
245 m (804 ft)
2,800 m (9,200 ft)
Cable-stayed Concrete girder deck, concrete pylons 163+245+163
1973
Corrientes –Resistencia 27°28′12.9″S 58°51′35.4″W / 27.470250°S 58.859833°W / -27.470250; -58.859833 (General Belgrano Bridge )
Corrientes Province Chaco Province
[ S 11] [ 23]
6
Libertador General San Martín Bridge
220 m (720 ft)
3,408 m (11,181 ft)
Box girder Prestressed concrete 145+220+145
1976
Gualeguaychú –Fray Bentos 33°06′01.8″S 58°14′54.3″W / 33.100500°S 58.248417°W / -33.100500; -58.248417 (Libertador General San Martín Bridge )
Entre Ríos Province Uruguay
[ S 12] [ 24]
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″S 54°33′41.5″W / 25.588611°S 54.561528°W / -25.588611; -54.561528 (Tancredo Neves Bridge )
Misiones Province Brazil
[ S 13] [ 25]
8
Hipólito Yrigoyen Bridge [es ]
150 m (490 ft)
270 m (890 ft)
Suspension Steel girder deck, steel pylons 60+150+60
1929
Necochea –Quequén 38°33′07.8″S 58°43′32.4″W / 38.552167°S 58.725667°W / -38.552167; -58.725667 (Hipólito Yrigoyen Bridge )
Buenos Aires Province
[ S 14] [ 26] [ 27]
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
1928
Santa Fe 31°38′24.3″S 60°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]
10
General Artigas Bridge
140 m (460 ft)
2,350 m (7,710 ft)
Box girder Prestressed concrete 97+140+97
1975
Colón –Paysandú 32°15′53.1″S 58°06′00.9″W / 32.264750°S 58.100250°W / -32.264750; -58.100250 (General Artigas Bridge )
Entre Ríos Province Uruguay
[ S 16] [ 30]
11
José Manuel de la Sota Bridge [es ]
140 m (460 ft)
326 m (1,070 ft)
Arch Concrete deck arch
2019
Villa Carlos Paz 31°22′26.7″S 64°26′29.2″W / 31.374083°S 64.441444°W / -31.374083; -64.441444 (José Manuel de la Sota Bridge )
Córdoba Province
[ 31]
12
Nicasio Oroño Bridge [es ]
130 m (430 ft)
460 m (1,510 ft)
Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 84+130+84
1970
Santa Fe 31°38′26.8″S 60°40′53.8″W / 31.640778°S 60.681611°W / -31.640778; -60.681611 (Nicasio Oroño Bridge )
Santa Fe Province
[ 32] [ 33]
13
Mugnaini Mayor Bicentennial Bridge [es ]
110 m (360 ft)
313 m (1,027 ft)
Cable-stayed Concrete deck, steel pylons
2010
Río Cuarto 33°06′12.5″S 64°21′10.1″W / 33.103472°S 64.352806°W / -33.103472; -64.352806 (Mugnaini Mayor Bicentennial Bridge )
Córdoba Province
[ 34]
See also
Notes and references
^ 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]
^ "El Puente Viejo" [The Old Bridge]. Sanantoniodeareco.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ Chen, Duan, 2014 , p.137
^ "Sitios de Interés Cultural : Transbordador del Riachuelo" [Sites of Cultural Interest: Transporter of the Riachuelo]. Buenosaires.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ Chen, Duan, 2014 , p.138
^ a b 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 .
^ "Tren a las Nubes - Salta" [Train to the Clouds - Salta]. Argentinaxplora.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ "Tren a las Nubes - Route" . Trenalasnubes.com.ar . Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ Chen, Duan, 2014 , p.152
^ "Sitios de Interés Cultural : Puente Alsina" [Sites of Cultural Interest: Alsina Bridge]. Buenosaires.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ a b Chen, Duan, 2014 , p.163
^ "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 .
^ Chen, Duan, 2014 , p.141
^ "Arroyo Cangrejillo Pipeline Bridge" . Opacengineers.com - OPAC Consulting Engineers . Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ "Puente de la Mujer - Buenos Aires" . Calatrava.com - Santiago Calatrava - Architects & Engineers . Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ " "Puente de la Mujer", Puerto Madero" . Construir.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 16, 2008.
^ Prade, 1990 , p.176
^ a b [s.n.] (November 1979). "Zarate-Brazo Largo bridges across river Parana". IABSE Structures - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering . Vol. 3. p. 10. doi :10.5169/seals-15857 . ISSN 0377-7286 . CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link ) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ a b Bruschi, Silvestro (September 1976). "Foundations of Zarate-Brazo Largo Bridges". IABSE Congress Report (Tokyo) - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering . Vol. 10. pp. 281–286. doi :10.5169/seals-10542 . ISBN 3-85748-014-9 .
^ "Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge" . Fragueiro-novillo.com.ar . Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ Clivio, Nelson. "Puente Rosario-Victoria" [Rosario-Victoria Bridge]. Monografias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ Chen, Duan, 2014 , p.156
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "El puente colgante que enorgullece a Necochea" [The suspension bridge that makes Necochea proud]. Archivo.lacapital.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ a b Chen, Duan, 2014 , p.161
^ "Capitulo XIX – Puente Colgante" [Chapter XIX – Suspension Bridge]. Paraconocernos.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ "The Gisclard Bridges, precursors of the large stayed girder bridges 2nd part - Michel Wagner" . Timbresponts.fr . Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Chen, Duan, 2014 , p.143
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
Further reading
Chen, Wai-Fah; Duan, Lian (2014). "Bridge Engineering in Argentina". In CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group (ed.). Handbook of International Bridge Engineering . CRC Press. pp. 135–175. ISBN 978-1-4398-1029-3 .
Prade, Marcel (1990). "L'Argentine". Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe [The Great Bridges of the World: Remarkable Bridges Outside Europe ]. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 174. ISBN 2-902170-68-8 .
de La Fuente, Carlos; Fuzier, Jean-Philippe; Percheron, Jean-Claude (January 1999). "Rajeunissement de haubans en Argentine" [Reconditioning of stay cables in Argentina] (PDF) . Revue Travaux (in French). Vol. 749. pp. 81–85. ISSN 0041-1906 .
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