Puente Internacional Barón de Mauá
Coordinates: 32 ° 34 ′ 14 " S , 53 ° 22 ′ 41" W
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| use | Road bridge, railway bridge | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
| overall length | 340 m | |
| opening | November 20, 1930 | |
| construction time | 1927-1930 | |
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The Puente Internacional Barón de Mauá (also: Ponte Barão de Mauá or in German Baron von Maua Bridge ) is an international road and rail bridge in South America .
The 340 m long arched bridge spans the Río Yaguarón and connects the Brazilian city of Jaguarão in the state of Rio Grande do Sul with the Uruguayan city of Río Branco in the Cerro Largo department .
It was built between 1927 and 1930. From the Uruguayan side, Ruta 18 leads to the bridge, on the Brazilian side, the BR-116 road , coming from Fortaleza .
Web links
Commons : Puente Internacional Barón de Mauá - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Data on the bridge on structura.de
- History of the bridge ( Memento of November 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Portuguese)
