Viaducto La Polvorilla

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bridge railway viaduct tourist attraction

Viaducto La Polvorilla is a famous high-altitude railway viaduct in Argentina, known as a key engineering landmark on the Tren a las Nubes route through the Andes.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
La Polvorilla viaduct 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge ⓘ
railway viaduct ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessFromCity Salta NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionMethod steel trestle on concrete foundations ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1929 ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
crosses La Polvorilla gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedBy Richard Fontaine Maury NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation about 4220 metres above sea level ⓘ
gauge 1,000 mm metre gauge ⓘ
hasClimate high-altitude arid climate ⓘ
hasPhotographicIconStatus symbol of Tren a las Nubes ⓘ
hasRailwayService Tren a las Nubes tourist train NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSafetyFeature speed restrictions for trains ⓘ
hasViewOf Andean plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
surrounding mountains ⓘ
height about 63 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus important engineering landmark in Argentina ⓘ
isHighAltitudeStructure true ⓘ
knownFor Andean mountain scenery ⓘ
high-altitude railway engineering ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
length about 224 metres ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Salta Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion Puna de Atacama NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear San Antonio de los Cobres NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnContinent South America ⓘ
locatedOnLine Salta–Antofagasta railway NERFINISHED ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
nameMeaning La Polvorilla Viaduct NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearBorderWith Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfSpans 9 ⓘ
opened 1932 ⓘ
ownerCountry Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf General Manuel Belgrano Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tren a las Nubes route NERFINISHED ⓘ
railwayFunction carries single-track railway ⓘ
railwayOperator Trenes Argentinos (for regular operations context) NERFINISHED ⓘ
safetyNote visitors may experience altitude sickness ⓘ
slopeContext located on a curved section of track ⓘ
structureType trestle bridge ⓘ
touristActivity photography ⓘ
scenic train rides ⓘ
transportType railway infrastructure ⓘ
usedFor rail transport ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tren a las Nubes route → endPoint → Viaducto La Polvorilla ⓘ
this entity surface form: La Polvorilla viaduct
San Antonio de los Cobres → near → Viaducto La Polvorilla ⓘ
Tren a las Nubes route → notableStructure → Viaducto La Polvorilla ⓘ
this entity surface form: La Polvorilla viaduct