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Avenida Rivadavia is one of the principal thoroughfares in
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,
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, extending Avenida Rivadavia at Google Maps
/ref> from downtown Buenos Aires to the western suburb of Merlo.


History

Upon the designation of the
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ( es, Virreinato del Río de la Plata or es, Virreinato de las Provincias del Río de la Plata) meaning "River of the Silver", also called "Viceroyalty of the River Plate" in some scholarly writings, in ...
by the
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in 1776, the "Road of the Kingdom of Heaven" leading into Buenos Aires from the east was designated a '' Camino Real'', a "Royal Road" fit for a Viceroy, and afforded improvements and some security. This Royal Road of the West, by 1782, traveled to Mendoza, a city over to the west (roughly along the modern National Highway 7). Dubbed Federation Road by the paramount Governor
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in 1836, it was renamed in honor of former President
Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad González Rivadavia (May 20, 1780 – September 2, 1845) was the first President of Argentina, then called the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, from February 8, 1826 to June 27, 1827. He was educated at th ...
in 1857, following the reestablishment of constitutional rule. The
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, inaugurated in 1913, was extended to Rivadavia Avenue in 1926, whereby 11 of the 16 stations on
line Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity * Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to: Art ...
were built underneath the avenue. Rivadavia was on Buenos Aires' first bus line in 1928, a development that marked the beginning of the end for the city's intricate trolley system. The establishment of the National Highway Bureau in 1932 led to the 1935 designation of the avenue, west of the Federal District, as part of National Highway 7. This change encouraged the rapid development of the suburbs west of Buenos Aires, something which, by 1970, had made the avenue among the most congested in the metro area. A rerouting of Highway 7 north of the avenue began taking shape in the late 1970s and the resulting expressway between Buenos Aires and Luján was completed in 1988. Absent since 1962, a Historic Tramway Line was inaugurated along the Caballito section of Rivadavia Avenue in 1980.


Itinerary

Avenida Rivadavia begins at a crosswalk between the
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and the State Intelligence Bureau, on the northeast corner of Buenos Aires' storied
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. Running westward along the plaza, the avenue passes along the National Bank of Argentina, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires and
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before entering the old financial district. Crossing the pedestrian
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and the massive
Avenida 9 de Julio July 9 Avenue (Spanish: ''Avenida 9 de Julio'') is a major thoroughfare in the city centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its name honors Argentina's Independence Day, July 9, 1816. The avenue runs around to the west of the Río de la Plata wa ...
, Rivadavia merges with
Avenida de Mayo May Avenue ( es, Avenida de Mayo) is an avenue in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. It connects the Plaza de Mayo with Congressional Plaza, and extends in a west–east direction before merging into Rivadavia Avenue. History and overview ...
at
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, whereby it passes between the Argentine Congress and the
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Café El Molino. Passing through Plaza Miserere in the
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area, nearby points of interest include the eclectic Venetian Casa de los Pavos Reales, and, in Almagro, the
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Café Las Violetas. Along Rivadavia Park, in the Caballito area, the avenue affords a view of the Monument to
Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...
, founding father to
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,
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and
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. Nearly west of its outset by the Casa Rosada, Rivadavia Avenue passes under the General Paz Beltway into Ciudadela, thus leaving the Federal District for the
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. The thoroughfare continues through the Buenos Aires suburbs of Morón, Castelar, Ituzaingó,
San Antonio de Padua San Antonio de Padua, or plainly Padua, is a city in the Greater Buenos Aires, in Argentina. It is located in Merlo Partido. The city has an area of and a population of around 38,000. The name commemorates the village founded by Francisco de Me ...
and Merlo before crossing the Reconquista River and becoming
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Avenue. Mitre Avenue travels west another before merging with Piovano Avenue in
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. File:Banco de la Nación Argentina sede central.jpg, Along
Plaza de Mayo The Plaza de Mayo (; en, May Square) is a city square and main foundational site of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was formed in 1884 after the demolition of the Recova building, unifying the city's Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Armas, by that time kno ...
File:Rivadavia & Diagonal N Buenos Aires.jpg, At
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Avenue File:Edificio Rivadavia y Uriburu (NE).JPG, Rivadavia and Uriburu, Balvanera section File:Monumento a Simon Bolivar (Buenos Aires).JPG, Monument to Simón Bolívar, Rivadavia Park File:Rivadavia e Yrigoyen.jpg, Palacio Raggio, Almagro section


References


External links


Official Province of Buenos Aires bulletin
(Spanish) * Historic Tramway in Caballito �
''Asociación Amigos del Tranvía''
(Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivadavia Avenue Balvanera Streets in Buenos Aires