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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Misiones Province Brazil	[S 13] [25]
8	Hipólito Yrigoyen Bridge	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	Buenos Aires Province	[S 14] [26] [27]
9	Santa Fe Suspension Bridge	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	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	Entre Ríos Province Uruguay	[S 16] [30]
11	José Manuel de la Sota Bridge	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	Córdoba Province	[31]
12	Nicasio Oroño Bridge	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	Santa Fe Province	[32] [33]
13	Mugnaini Mayor Bicentennial Bridge	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	Córdoba Province	[34]

Notes and references

Notes

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.

Others references

"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
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.
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
[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)
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)
"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.
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.

External links

"Brücken in der Argentinien" [Bridges in Argentina]. Brueckenweb.de (in German).
Denenberg, David. "Suspension Bridges of Argentina". bridgemeister.com.

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[23] 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]

[3] "Buenos Aires Transporter Bridge".

[7] "Polvorilla Viaduct".

[11] "Valentín Alsina Bridge".

[14] "Puente Nicolás Avellaneda".

[17] "Arroyo Cangrejillo Pipeline Bridge".

[19] "Puerto Madero Footbridge".

[24] "Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge II".

[27] "Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge I".

[29] "San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge".

[32] "Rosario-Victoria Bridge".

[34] "Chaco-Corrientes Bridge".

[36] "Puente Libertador General San Martín".

[38] "Presidente Tancredo Neves Bridge".

[40] "Hipólito Yrigoyen Bridge".

[43] "Santa Fe Suspension Bridge".

[46] "Puente General Artigas".

[1] "El Puente Viejo" [The Old Bridge]. Sanantoniodeareco.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[2] Chen, Duan, 2014, p.137

[4] "Sitios de Interés Cultural : Transbordador del Riachuelo" [Sites of Cultural Interest: Transporter of the Riachuelo]. Buenosaires.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[5] Chen, Duan, 2014, p.138

[Negri-6] 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.

[8] "Tren a las Nubes - Salta" [Train to the Clouds - Salta]. Argentinaxplora.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[9] "Tren a las Nubes - Route". Trenalasnubes.com.ar. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[10] Chen, Duan, 2014, p.152

[12] "Sitios de Interés Cultural : Puente Alsina" [Sites of Cultural Interest: Alsina Bridge]. Buenosaires.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[ChenDuanInternational163-13] Chen, Duan, 2014, p.163

[15] "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.

[16] Chen, Duan, 2014, p.141

[18] "Arroyo Cangrejillo Pipeline Bridge". Opacengineers.com - OPAC Consulting Engineers. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[20] "Puente de la Mujer - Buenos Aires". Calatrava.com - Santiago Calatrava - Architects & Engineers. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[21] ""Puente de la Mujer", Puerto Madero". Construir.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 16, 2008.

[22] Prade, 1990, p.176

[IABSE_Structures_v3no11-25] [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)

[IABSE_Congress_Report_v10-26] 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)

[28] "Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge". Fragueiro-novillo.com.ar. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[30] 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.

[31] "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.

[33] Clivio, Nelson. "Puente Rosario-Victoria" [Rosario-Victoria Bridge]. Monografias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[35] Chen, Duan, 2014, p.156

[37] 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.

[39] 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.

[41] "El puente colgante que enorgullece a Necochea" [The suspension bridge that makes Necochea proud]. Archivo.lacapital.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[ChenDuanInternational161-42] Chen, Duan, 2014, p.161

[44] "Capitulo XIX – Puente Colgante" [Chapter XIX – Suspension Bridge]. Paraconocernos.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[45] "The Gisclard Bridges, precursors of the large stayed girder bridges 2nd part - Michel Wagner". Timbresponts.fr. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[47] 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.

[48] 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.

[49] Chen, Duan, 2014, p.143

[50] "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.

[51] "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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