List of bridges in Argentina

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This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Argentina, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

Photo		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 / 34.240639°S 59.477667°W / -34.240639; -59.477667	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 / 34.638556°S 58.356194°W / -34.638556; -58.356194 (Puente Transbordador)	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 [es]	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 / 24.202722°S 66.414389°W / -24.202722; -66.414389 (La Polvorilla Viaduct)	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 / 34.659611°S 58.416611°W / -34.659611; -58.416611 (Puente Valentín Alsina)	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 / 34.638056°S 58.355667°W / -34.638056; -58.355667 (Puente Nicolás Avellaneda)	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 / 29.743167°S 57.093028°W / -29.743167; -57.093028	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 / 27.415611°S 65.943278°W / -27.415611; -65.943278	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 / 34.608000°S 58.365139°W / -34.608000; -58.365139 (Puente de la Mujer)	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 / 33.910194°S 58.885139°W / -33.910194; -58.885139 (General Bartolomé Mitre Bridge)	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 / 34.103389°S 59.002722°W / -34.103389; -59.002722 (Justo José de Urquiza Bridge)	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 / 27.369250°S 55.861972°W / -27.369250; -55.861972	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 / 32.870222°S 60.685639°W / -32.870222; -60.685639 (Rosario-Victoria Bridge)	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 / 27.470250°S 58.859833°W / -27.470250; -58.859833 (General Belgrano Bridge)	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 / 33.100500°S 58.248417°W / -33.100500; -58.248417	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 / 25.588611°S 54.561528°W / -25.588611; -54.561528 (Tancredo Neves Bridge)	Misiones Province Brazil	^{[S 13]} ^[25]
	8	Hipólito Yrigoyen Bridge [es]	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 / 38.552167°S 58.725667°W / -38.552167; -58.725667 (Hipólito Yrigoyen Bridge)	Buenos Aires Province	^{[S 14]} ^[26] ^[27]
	9	Santa Fe Suspension Bridge [es]	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 / 31.640083°S 60.681222°W / -31.640083; -60.681222 (Santa Fe Suspension Bridge)	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 / 32.264750°S 58.100250°W / -32.264750; -58.100250 (General Artigas Bridge)	Entre Ríos Province Uruguay	^{[S 16]} ^[30]
	11	José Manuel de la Sota Bridge [es]	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 / 31.374083°S 64.441444°W / -31.374083; -64.441444 (José Manuel de la Sota Bridge)	Córdoba Province	^[31]
	12	Nicasio Oroño Bridge [es]	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 / 31.640778°S 60.681611°W / -31.640778; -60.681611 (Nicasio Oroño Bridge)	Santa Fe Province	^[32] ^[33]
	13	Mugnaini Mayor Bicentennial Bridge [es]	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 / 33.103472°S 64.352806°W / -33.103472; -64.352806	Córdoba Province	^[34]

See also

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