General Artigas Bridge
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Libertador General San Martín Bridge | |
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Crosses | Uruguay River |
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Preceded by | Salto Grande Bridge |
Followed by | Libertador General San Martín Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cantilever bridge |
Total length | 2,350 metres (7,710 ft) |
Width | 12 metres (39 ft) |
Longest span | 140 metres (460 ft) |
Clearance below | 34 metres (112 ft) |
History | |
Construction begin | 1970 |
Opened | December 10, 1975 |
The General Artigas Bridge is a road bridge that crosses the Uruguay River and joins Argentina and Uruguay. It runs between Colón, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina, and Paysandú, Paysandú Department, Uruguay. It is a cantilever bridge with a total length of 2,350 metres (7,709 ft). The main span of the bridge measures 334 metres (1,095 ft) in length.
The bridge is named after José Gervasio Artigas, the father of Uruguayan independence. It was inaugurated on December 10, 1975.
References
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- Puentes sobre el Río Uruguay (in Spanish)
See also
- Libertador General San Martín Bridge
- Salto Grande Bridge
- Cellulose plant conflict between Argentina and Uruguay
External links
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- Bridges in Argentina
- Bridges in Uruguay
- International bridges
- Buildings and structures in Entre Ríos Province
- Buildings and structures in Paysandú Department
- Bridges completed in 1975
- Argentina–Uruguay border crossings
- Bridges over the Uruguay River
- Cantilever bridges
- Argentina transport stubs
- Argentine building and structure stubs
- Bridge (structure) stubs
- Uruguayan building and structure stubs
- South America transport stubs