Puente Transbordador
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Puente Transbordador 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.
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.
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.
Transporter bridge
A transporter bridge is a type of movable bridge that carries a segment of roadway across a river. The gondola is slung from a tall span by wires or a metal frame. The design has been used to cross navigable rivers or other bodies of water, where there is a requirement for ship traffic to be...
in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, it was completed in 1914. The bridge was in use until 1960 and may be preserved as a historical monument in the future.
The transporter bridge was the first link to connect Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
with the outskirts on the other side of the Riachuelo River
Matanza River
The Matanza River is known by several names, including, in Spanish, Río de la Matanza , Río Matanza , Río Mataderos , Río de la Manzana , El Riachuelo , or simply Riachuelo...
. The bridge links the Avenida La Plata in the neighbourhood Island Maciel of Dock Sud
Dock Sud
Dock Sud is a district of the Avellaneda Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires agglomeration.-Sport:...
with Avenida Almirante Brown in the La Boca
La Boca
La Boca is a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It retains a strong European flavour, with many of its early settlers being from the Italian city of Genoa. In fact the name has a strong assonance with the Genoese neighborhood of Boccadasse , and some people believe that...
neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.
The name of the bridge refers to Nicolás Avellaneda
Nicolás Avellaneda
Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva was an Argentine politician and journalist, and president of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth...
, a former president of Argentina, who also gave the name to the Avellaneda Partido
Avellaneda Partido
Avellaneda is a partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It has an area of 55.17 km² and a population of 340,985 . Its capital is the city of Avellaneda....
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 RailwayBuenos Aires Great Southern Railway
The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway was one of the Big Four broad gauge, , British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina...
was authorized to build a transporter bridge uniting the city of Buenos Aires with Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
south of the Riachuelo River
Matanza River
The Matanza River is known by several names, including, in Spanish, Río de la Matanza , Río Matanza , Río Mataderos , Río de la Manzana , El Riachuelo , or simply Riachuelo...
. 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.