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.

Historical and architectural interest bridges[edit]

Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses 		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 bridge
Areco 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
Steel
Transporter bridge

Matanza River
 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
Steel
Transporter bridge

Matanza River
 1914 Buenos Aires
 Buenos Aires [5]
4 Urquiza President Bridge
dismantled in 1965		 Truss
Steel
Transporter bridge

Matanza River
 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
General Manuel Belgrano Railway
 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
Steel
Bascule bridge
Road bridge
Avenida Sáenz
Matanza River
 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
Steel
Vertical-lift bridge
Road bridge
Matanza River
 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
Road bridge
National Route 117
Railway bridge
Uruguay River
 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
Footbridge
Pipeline 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 pylon
Swing bridge
Footbridge
Dock 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[edit]

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

Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		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
National Route 12
General Urquiza Railway
Paraná River
(Paraná Guazú)
 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
National Route 12
General Urquiza Railway
Paraná River
(Paraná de las Palmas)
 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
Road bridge
Posadas-Encarnación International Train
Paraná River
 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
National Route 174
Paraná River
 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
National Route 16
Paraná River
 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
National Route 136
Uruguay River
 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
National Route 12
Iguazu River
 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
Road bridge
Avenida Loberia
Quequén Grande River
 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
Road bridge
Paraná River
(Laguna Setúbal)
 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
National Route 135
Uruguay River
 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
Córdoba-Carlos Paz Highway
San Roque Lake
 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
National Route 168
Paraná River
(Laguna Setúbal)
 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
Road bridge
Cuarto River
 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]


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Notes and references[edit]

  • Notes
  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]
  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
  1. ^ "Buenos Aires Transporter Bridge".
  2. ^ "Polvorilla Viaduct".
  3. ^ "Valentín Alsina Bridge".
  4. ^ "Puente Nicolás Avellaneda".
  5. ^ "Arroyo Cangrejillo Pipeline Bridge".
  6. ^ "Puerto Madero Footbridge".
  7. ^ "Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge II".
  8. ^ "Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge I".
  9. ^ "San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge".
  10. ^ "Rosario-Victoria Bridge".
  11. ^ "Chaco-Corrientes Bridge".
  12. ^ "Puente Libertador General San Martín".
  13. ^ "Presidente Tancredo Neves Bridge".
  14. ^ "Hipólito Yrigoyen Bridge".
  15. ^ "Santa Fe Suspension Bridge".
  16. ^ "Puente General Artigas".
  • Others references
  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. ^ 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.
  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. ^ a b 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. ^ 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. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ 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. {{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. ^ a b 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.

Further reading[edit]

  • 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. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

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