Pueyrredón Bridge
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Pueyrredón Bridge Puente Pueyrredón |
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View from the east
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| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Matanza River |
| Locale | Buenos Aires Province |
| Official name | Puente Prilidiano Pueyrredón |
| Named for | Prilidiano Pueyrredón |
| Maintained by | Municipalities of Avellaneda and city of Buenos Aires |
| Preceded by | 1791-1858 (Puente de Gálvez) 1871-1884 (1° Pueyrredón) 1903-1931 (2° Pueyrredón) |
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Iron (main structure) Reinforced concrete (columns) |
| Width | 1,447 metres (4,747 ft) |
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| Inaugurated | September 20, 1931 (current) |
Coordinates: 34°39′24.4″S 58°22′24.9″W / 34.656778°S 58.373583°W
The Pueyrredón Bridge, officially Prilidiano Pueyrredón Bridge, is a bascule bridge in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that connects Vieytes street of Barracas neighborhood with Bartolomé Mitre Avenue in Avellaneda Partido, crossing over Matanza River (popularly known as Riachuelo). The bridge carries vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic between both points.
It was named after painter and architect Prilidiano Pueyrredón, one of the country's first prominent artists.
Since the 17th century the only way to cross the Riachuelo was by canoe. Some of the points to cross the river were Paso Pedro Salazar, named after a neighbor owner of a ranch near there. In 1653 the Cabildo of Buenos Aires ruled the crossing by canoe for public use, becoming the first crossing to connect both margins. It would be known as "Paso de la Canoa" since then, and was the place where the first bridge over Riachuelo would be built years later.
On December 1, 1791, the first bridge over Matanza River was inaugurated. It stood over the Paso de la Canoa in Camino Real al Sud (currently Montes de Oca Avenue in Barracas, Buenos Aires). Juan Gutiérrez Gálvez was in charge during its construction. At the beginning, the bridge would be made of stone, cal and brick but it finally was made of wood due to the lack of skilled labour and materials. The bridge was granted in concession to Gutiérrez Gálvez for a period of 5 years, including the maintenance and toll system. Toll's cost was of 2 Reales per loaded carriage and 1 Real per single coaches. Aborigins, mulatto and black people paid half the rates.
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