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Libertador General San Martín Bridge

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Crosses
  
Clearance below
  
45 metres (148 ft)

Opened
  
16 September 1976

Location
  
Gualeguaychú

Body of water
  
Uruguay River

Preceded by
  
Longest span
  
222 metres (728 ft)

Total length
  
3,408 m

Width
  
11 m

Bridge type
  
Cantilever bridge

Locale
  
Similar
  
General Artigas Bridge, Zárate–Brazo Largo Bridge, Salto Grande Bridge, El Palmar National Park, Paso de los Libres–Ur

The Libertador General San Martín Bridge (spanish: Puente Libertador General San Martín) is a cantilever road bridge that crosses the Uruguay River and joins Argentina and Uruguay. It runs between Puerto Unzué, near Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina, and Fray Bentos, Río Negro Department, Uruguay, with a total length of 5,966 meters (3.7 mi) (4,220 meters (13,845 ft) in Argentine jurisdiction and 1,146 meters (3,760 ft) in Uruguayan territory).

Studies for the construction of a bridge over the Uruguay River were started in 1960 by a joint commission, which decided that the best place for it would be between Puerto Unzué and Fray Bentos. In 1967 the two countries signed an agreement ratifying the location, and in 1972 the construction contract was awarded to the International Bridge Consortium (Consorcio Puente Internacional), setting the cost at $ 21.7 million, then adjusted upwards.

The bridge is named after José de San Martín, a major figure in the struggle for independence in Argentina, Chile and Peru. It was officially inaugurated on September 16, 1976. It was opened for public use and the next day it started functioning under a toll regime.

References

Libertador General San Martín Bridge Wikipedia


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