Puente Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda

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Puente Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda is a historic early-20th-century transporter bridge spanning the Riachuelo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and serving as an iconic symbol of the La Boca neighborhood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic monument
movable bridge
steel bridge
transporter bridge
alsoKnownAs Puente Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda
surface form: Puente Transbordador de La Boca

Transbordador de La Boca
city Buenos Aires
connects Isla Maciel
La Boca
constructionStartDate 1908
country Argentina
crosses Riachuelo River
surface form: Riachuelo
culturalSignificance iconic landmark of Buenos Aires port area
currentUse tourist attraction
designedBy Luis Huergo
engineeringSignificance example of early 20th-century transporter bridge design
era early 20th century
function transport pedestrians
transport vehicles
gondolaCapacity pedestrians and vehicles
hasColor dark gray
heritageDesignationDate 1999
heritageStatus National Historic Monument of Argentina
inaugurationDate 1914
locatedIn Argentina
Buenos Aires
locatedInNeighborhood La Boca
maintenanceAuthority Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
surface form: Government of the City of Buenos Aires
material steel
namedAfter Nicolás Avellaneda
namedAfterOccupation President of Argentina
notableFor being one of the few surviving transporter bridges worldwide
industrial heritage
openingDate 1914-05-31
originalUse industrial and workers’ transport
owner Buenos Aires
surface form: City of Buenos Aires
partOf Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
region Río de la Plata
surface form: Río de la Plata basin
river Matanza River
spans Riachuelo River
surface form: Riachuelo channel
status operational for tourist use
restored
structureType suspended gondola
symbolOf La Boca
surface form: La Boca neighborhood
transportMode cable-suspended gondola
usedFor crossing between La Boca and Dock Sud area

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La Boca hasLandmark Puente Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda
La Boca transportInfrastructure Puente Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda
this entity surface form: Nicolás Avellaneda transporter bridge
Puente Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda alsoKnownAs Puente Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda
this entity surface form: Puente Transbordador de La Boca