Transbordador de La Boca

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Transbordador de La Boca is a historic early-20th-century transporter bridge in Buenos Aires’ La Boca neighborhood, notable as an industrial landmark and symbol of the city’s port heritage.

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instanceOf historic monument
industrial heritage site
transporter bridge
alsoKnownAs Puente Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda NERFINISHED
Puente Transbordador de La Boca NERFINISHED
associatedWith Buenos Aires port NERFINISHED
industrialization of Buenos Aires
category bridge in Buenos Aires
industrial monuments in Argentina
transporter bridges
city Buenos Aires
connects Avellaneda (Buenos Aires Province) NERFINISHED
La Boca neighborhood NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 1908
country Argentina
crosses Riachuelo River NERFINISHED
culturalRole symbol of working-class port identity
tourist attraction
designedFor transport of carts and vehicles
transport of people
designedToAllow uninterrupted navigation of ships
engineeringSignificance example of rare transporter bridge type
era early 20th century
function carries a gondola platform across the river
hasPart suspended gondola
towers on both riverbanks
heritageDesignation industrial landmark
symbol of Buenos Aires port heritage
heritageValue emblematic of Buenos Aires’ maritime past
represents technological innovation of its time
inaugurationDate 1914
locatedIn Argentina
Buenos Aires
La Boca NERFINISHED
materialUsed steel
neighborhood La Boca NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the few surviving transporter bridges worldwide
its role in connecting Buenos Aires with the southern bank of the Riachuelo
significance iconic element of La Boca’s waterfront landscape
represents early 20th-century port engineering
status preserved historic structure
structureType cantilevered steel framework
symbolizes heritage of dockworkers and port communities
link between city and port activities
transportMode cable-suspended gondola
usedFor crossing the Riachuelo without obstructing ship traffic
visualCharacteristic dominant presence over the Riachuelo
exposed steel truss silhouette

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Puente Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda alsoKnownAs Transbordador de La Boca