The Zárate–Brazo Largo Bridges are two
cable-stayed road and railway
bridge
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s in
Argentina
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, crossing the
Paraná River
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(Paraná Guazú and Paraná de las Palmas) between the cities of
Zárate,
Buenos Aires Province
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, and
Brazo Largo,
Entre Ríos Province.
The bridges have a suspended length of , with a main span of . Its pylons are high, and its deck depth is . They were built between 1972 and 1977 on a design by Italian engineer
Fabrizio de Miranda
Fabrizio de Miranda (30 October 1926 – 21 January 2015) was an Italian bridges and structural engineer and university professor.
Career
He graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 1950 from the University of Naples. Beginning in 19 ...
, and refurbished in 1998.
Zárate–Brazo Largo links the north of Buenos Aires with the southern part of the Argentine
Mesopotamia
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, and also, by extension, Argentina with
Uruguay
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and
Brazil
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. The road link has four lanes. The main span is over the water level of the Paraná, which allows the passage of very large ships.
The bridge over the Parana de las Palmas is called "
Bartolomé Mitre
Bartolomé Mitre Martínez (26 June 1821 – 19 January 1906) was an Argentine statesman, soldier and author. He was President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868 and the first president of unified Argentina.
Mitre is known as the most versatile ...
", while bridge over the Parana Guazú is called "
Justo José de Urquiza".
References
*(it) Baglietto E., Casirati M., Castoldi A., De Miranda F., Sammartino R., 1976, ''Ponti Zarate–Brazo Largo: modelli matematici e strutturali del comportamento statico e dinamico'', in "Costruzioni Metalliche", 4/1976.
* (it) De Miranda F., 1980, ''I ponti strallati di grande luce'', Zanichelli Bologna (I), pp. 231–246.
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External links
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ZarateGlobal.com.ar- Zárate city portal.
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flickr photo*Co-ordinates:
**General Mitre Bridge:
**General Urquiza Bridge:
Cable-stayed bridges in Argentina
Buildings and structures in Buenos Aires Province
Buildings and structures in Entre Ríos Province
Bridges completed in 1978
Bridges over the Paraná River
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