The General Artigas Bridge is a road bridge that crosses the Uruguay River and joins Argentina and Uruguay. It runs between Colón, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina, and Paysandú, Paysandú Department, Uruguay. It is a cantilever bridge with a total length of 2,350 m. The main span of the bridge measures 334 m in length. A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ... The Uruguay River (Spanish: Rio Uruguay) is a river in South America. ... Colón is a city in the province of Entre RÃos, Argentina. ... Entre RÃos is a province of Argentina, it lays and borders north of Buenos Aires Province, south of Corrientes Province, east of Santa Fe Province, and west of Uruguay. ... Paysandú is the capital of the department of Paysandú in Uruguay. ... Paysandú Department is a department of Uruguay. ... A cantilever bridge is a form of bridge whereby the structure is supported using the technique of cantilevers. ... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...
The General Artigas Bridge was inaugurated on 1975-12-10. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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