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The Puente de la Mujer ( Spanish for " Woman's Bridge ") is a rotating footbridge for Dock 3 of the Puerto Madero commercial district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is of the cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge type and is also a swing bridge, but somewhat unusual in its asymmetrical arrangement. It has a single mast with cables suspending a ...
The name Río de la Plata is also used to refer to the populations along the estuary, especially the main port cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, where Rioplatense Spanish is spoken and tango culture developed. The coasts of the river are the most densely populated areas of Uruguay and Argentina.
31 May 1914. Location. Puente Transbordador (also known as Buenos Aires Transporter Bridge, Puente Transbordador de La Boca [2] Puente Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda, [3] Antiguo Puente Nicolás Avellaneda or Transbordador del Riachuelo [1] ) is a transporter bridge in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The bridge was in use from its completion in ...
Former road bridge Areco River. 1857: ... Buenos Aires: 5: La Polvorilla Viaduct Train to the Clouds Located 4,200 metres (13,800 ft) above sea level
The Pueyrredón Bridge (officially called Prilidiano Pueyrredón Bridge) is a bascule bridge in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It connects Vieytes street of Barracas neighborhood with Bartolomé Mitre Avenue in Avellaneda Partido, crossing over Matanza River (popularly known as Riachuelo ). The bridge carries vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian ...
Puerto Madero, also known within the urban planning community as the Puerto Madero Waterfront, is a barrio of Buenos Aires in the Central Business District. Occupying a significant portion of the Río de la Plata riverbank, it is the site for several high-rise buildings and luxurious hotels, featuring the latest architectural trends.
Puente Nicolás Avellaneda. Puente Nicolás Avellaneda is a 1650-metre long liftable road bridge with 2 lanes in Buenos Aires, Argentina over Riachuelo River, which was built from 1937 to 1940. The 57 metre tall liftable section over the river has a length of 60 metres and offers a clearance of 43 metres when lifted, and a clearance of 21 ...
The Reconquista River ( Spanish, Río Reconquista [1]) is a small river in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Together with the Riachuelo, it is one of the most contaminated watercourses in the country. The Reconquista is part of the Río de la Plata basin. It originates in Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires Province, and flows across 18 ...