Gobernador Oroño bridge, Road bridge in Santa Fe, Argentina.
The Gobernador Oroño Bridge, also called Viaducto Oroño, is a road bridge over the Setúbal Lagoon in Santa Fe, part of National Route 168. It carries traffic toward the Raúl Uranga–Carlos Sylvestre Begnis subfluvial tunnel linking Santa Fe with Paraná.
Construction began in 1968 to ease traffic across the Setúbal Lagoon, until then crossed only by the Ing. Candioti suspension bridge. With that bridge's capacity reduced, the nearly finished Oroño bridge opened provisionally to traffic in 1970. It was officially inaugurated on 30 September 1971 as part of RN 168, the route leading to the Raúl Uranga–Carlos Sylvestre Begnis subfluvial tunnel toward Paraná.
The Fuente de la Cordialidad, sculpted by Baldomero Banús, once stood in the Parque Oroño at the bridge's western head; it was moved to the eastern head when the park disappeared. The bridge is also called Viaducto Oroño, and its name honours Governor Oroño of Santa Fe.
Crossing the bridge is straightforward since it is part of the regular traffic route and well marked. Pedestrians and cyclists should be aware that this is primarily designed for vehicle traffic.
The bridge's western end rose over the former Oroño Park, of which only the Fuente de la Cordialidad, sculpted by Baldomero Banús, survived; it was moved to the eastern end of the bridge. Look for that fountain when crossing.
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