Rosario-Victoria Bridge

Rosario-Victoria Bridge
A view of the bridge from Rosario
Carries	National Route 174
Crosses	Paraná River
Locale	Rosario, Santa Fe and Victoria, Entre Ríos
Official name	Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Preceded by	Uranga-Begnis Tunnel
Followed by	Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge
Characteristics
Design	cable-stayed bridge
Total length	4,098 metres (13,445 ft)
Longest span	350 metres (1,150 ft)
Clearance below	50 metres (160 ft)
History
Construction begin	1997
Opened	May 22, 2003

Rosario-Victoria Bridge (in Spanish, Puente Rosario-Victoria) is the informal name of the physical connection between the Argentine cities of Rosario (province of Santa Fe) and Victoria (province of Entre Ríos).

This roadlink is composed of several bridges, viaducts and earth-filled sections. It crosses the main course of the Paraná River and touches down on several islands of the Paraná Delta in the way.

Works on the project began in 1998, but they were repeatedly interrupted due to lack of continued funding from the national and the provincial state, especially in the worst part of the Argentine economic crisis of 2001. Public transit access to the bridge was opened on May 20, 2003.

The link between the two cities spans a total of 59.4 kilometers (37 mi). The total length of the various bridges and their viaducts is 12.2 km (7.5 mi). The main bridge is 4,098 meters (13,440 ft) long, with central cable-stayed span of 350 meters (1,148 ft). Among the materials used were about 250,000 cubic meters (326,987 yd³) of concrete, 63,000 tons of ADN-420 type steel, and 17,618 tons of asphalt. The access to the main bridge on the western side is in the northern border of Rosario, on the limit with the city of Granadero Baigorria. The official name of the main bridge (cable-stayed) is Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Our Lady of Rosario).

The project was executed by a private company (Puentes del Litoral S. A.), which was granted subsidies from the national state and the provincial states of Santa Fe and Entre Ríos, totalling about $385 million . The company received the operation and maintenance concession of the bridge for 25 years.