Puente Transbordador (also known as Buenos Aires Transporter Bridge, Puente Transbordador de La Boca[3] Puente Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda[2], Antiguo Puente Nicolás Avellaneda or Transbordador del Riachuelo[1] ) is a transporter bridge in Buenos Aires, Argentina, it was completed in 1914. The bridge was in use until 1960 and may be preserved as a historical monument in the future.
Puente Transbordador | |
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 Puente Nicolás Avellaneda seen from the West. | |
| Coordinates | 34°38′18″S 58°21′23″W / 34.63847°S 58.35625°W |
| Carries | Pedestrians, carts, cars and trams |
| Crosses | Riachuelo River |
| Locale | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Official name | Transbordador del Riachuelo Nicolás Avellaneda[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss |
| History | |
| Opened | 1914 |
| Closed | 1960[2] |
| Location | |
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The transporter bridge was the first link to connect Buenos Aires with the outskirts on the other side of the Riachuelo River. The bridge links the Avenida La Plata in the neighbourhood Island Maciel of Dock Sud with Avenida Almirante Brown in the La Boca neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.
The name of the bridge refers to Nicolás Avellaneda, a former president of Argentina, who also gave the name to the Avellaneda Partido on the right bank of the river.
The platform of the transporter bridge measured 8 by 12 meters and could be operated from a control stand on itself or from the machine house. It was designed to carry pedestrians, carts, cars and trams.
History
On September 25, 1908 the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway was authorized to build a transporter bridge uniting the city of Buenos Aires with Buenos Aires Province south of the Riachuelo River. Buenos Aires Province bore all the costs of the bridge despite it also serving the Argentinian capital.
The transporter bridge was inaugurated May 31, 1914 and operated until 1960. The Puente Nicolás Avellaneda road bridge (just 100 metres away), was constructed in 1940.
References
- ^ a b Buenos Aires, Gobierno de la Ciudad: Transbordador del Riachuelo, visited 2009-06-14
- ^ a b Clarin.com, 1997-11-29: Restaurarán el puente Nicolás Avellaneda
- ^ Todos Buenos Aires: Puente Transbordador de La Boca, visited 2009-06-14
External links
- Buenos Aires Transporter Bridge at Structurae
- Puente Transbordador de La Boca in Todos Buenos Aires (in Spanish)
- Transbordador del Riachuelo on the official site of Buenos Aires Governement (in Spanish)
- Puente Transbordador de La Boca historical photos (in Spanish)