Paso de los Libres–Uruguaiana International Bridge
bridge between Argentina and Brazil
The Paso de los Libres–Uruguaiana International Bridge is a combined road and railroad bridge that joins Argentina and Brazil across the Uruguay River, running between Paso de los Libres, Corrientes Province, Argentina, and Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It measures 1,419 metres (4,656 ft) in length.
Construction started in 1943 and the bridge was open for transit in 1945, though the 1945 Brazilian coup d'état made the official inauguration happen in 1947.
The public source identifies “Paso de los Libres–Uruguaiana International Bridge” as bridge between Argentina and Brazil. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Paso, Libres and Uruguaiana.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7142276. Authority coordinates are -29.743, -57.093. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1943, 1945 and 1947.
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This entry incorporates text from “Paso de los Libres–Uruguaiana International Bridge” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.