The Zárate–Brazo Largo Bridges are two cable-stayed road and railway bridges in Argentina , crossing the Paraná River (Paraná Guazú and Paraná de las Palmas) between the cities of Zárate , Buenos Aires Province , and Brazo Largo , Entre Ríos Province .
5-405: The bridges have a suspended length of 550 m (1,804 ft), with a main span of 330 m (1,083 ft). Its pylons are 110 m (361 ft) high, and its deck depth is 2.6 m (8.5 ft). They were built between 1972 and 1977 on a design by Italian engineer Fabrizio de Miranda , and refurbished in 1998. Zárate–Brazo Largo links the north of Buenos Aires with the southern part of
10-575: A bridge in Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fabrizio de Miranda Fabrizio de Miranda (30 October 1926 – 21 January 2015) was an Italian bridges and structural engineer and university professor. He graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 1950 from the University of Naples . Beginning in 1955 he introduced in Italy steel-concrete composite structures, mainly in
15-633: The Argentine Mesopotamia , and also, by extension, Argentina with Uruguay and Brazil . The road link has four lanes. The main span is 50 m (164 ft) 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 ", while bridge over the Parana Guazú is called " Justo José de Urquiza ". This article about
20-675: The field of bridges . He planned the first motorway viaducts with steel structure (Coretta, Macinaie, Poggio Palina) on the Autostrada del Sole in Italy (1959). In 1959, he became managing director of the largest Italian steelwork company, "Costruzioni Metalliche Finsider S.p.A." in Milan, which was under his management until 1967. From 1965 until 1996, he was professor of "Tecnica delle costruzioni" (structural engineering) at Politecnico di Milano . He successfully participated in numerous National and International Design Competitions of bridges including
25-851: The first prize ex aequo to the International Competition for the Messina Bridge as member of the Lambertini Group (1969). He was among the Founders and then President (in 1970–1973) of the Italian College of the Steel Structures Technicians (CTA). In 1968, he founded a Consulting Engineering Firm specializing in the design of Bridges and Structures . During more than fifty years of professional activity, he designed hundreds of structures and bridges. Notable projects include
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