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On September 25, 1908 the [[Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway]] was authorised to build a transporter bridge uniting the city of Buenos Aires with [[Buenos Aires Province]] south of the [[Matanza River|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.
In 1997, plans were announced to restore the bridge at a cost of US$1.2 million.<ref name="clarin restoration">[http://www.clarin.com Clarin.com], 1997-11-29: ''[http://www.clarin.com/diario/1997/11/29/e-06301d.htm Restaurarán el puente Nicolás Avellaneda]''</ref> The bridge was slated to resume operation on Thursday 28 September 2017.<ref name="clarin resumption">[http://www.clarin.com Clarin.com], 2017-09-25: ''[https://www.clarin.com/ciudades/transbordador-puente-boca-vuelve-funcionar-viaje-vecinos_0_Byk4vWDsW.html El Transbordador del Puente de La Boca vuelve a funcionar con un viaje para los vecinos]''</ref>
In September 2017, the bridge was finally restored and reopened to the public for the first time in 57 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201706/192096-puente-transbordador-la-boca.html|title
==Gallery==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda}}
* {{Structurae|id=20004936|title=Buenos Aires Transporter Bridge}}
* [http://todobuenosaires.com/descripcion/descripcion_lugar.php?Id=598 Puente Transbordador de La Boca] in [http://todobuenosaires.com Todos Buenos Aires] {{in lang|es}}
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* [http://www.histourist.com/detail/Puente%20Transbordador Puente Transbordador de La Boca historical photos] {{in lang|es}}
{{National Historic Monuments of Argentina}}
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