![]() You can see in the map the new road layout of National Route 9 in red, and the old one in green. This way they shortened the road distance between the two most populous cities in Argentina. In 1943 Buenos Aires Province transferred the road section Campana - San Nicols under construction to the national government, making it part of National Route 9, along with the Buenos Aires - Campana section of Route 12. ![]() It should be mentioned that National Route 9 had a different layout in those days, as the road traversed through Pilar to Pergamino on the roadbed of todays National Route 8 and then it turned north going to Rosario. In 1943 the road was open to traffic in its full length, even though most of it was unpaved. The road had a system of small inns and establishments every 3050 km where travellers could rest. The section between Buenos Aires and the south of what it is today Cordoba Province, was shared with the Camino Real del Oeste ( Royal Road of the West ) which branched towards San Luis, Mendoza and Santiago ( Chile ). The road is a limited access motorway from Buenos Aires to Rosario. Part of Library of Congress Online Catalog TOP Related Articles. Original resource at: Columbus Memorial Library, Organization of American States.ĭescription based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.Map, Roads, Castilian, Chile Library of Congress Language Castilian Spanish Turismo Y Comunicaciones, S. Original resource extent: 4 maps on 1 sheet : mounted on linen, color 93 x 64 centimeters. "Scale 1 inch to 2,534,000 feet"-Note extracted from World Digital Library. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Other lines used the narrow gauge of 3 foot 3.27 inches (1 meter wide), or the 4 foot 8.5 inch (1.44 meter) standard gauge.īuenos Aires and Pacific Railway Company Creator. Most of the British-owned lines adopted the broad-gauge, 5 foot 6 inch (1.68 meter) standard, wider than the track used in most other parts of the world, including Europe and North America. Inset maps show the denser networks in the regions of Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and Bahia Blanca. ![]() This 1911 map, issued by the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway Company of Buenos Aires and London, shows the country's main rail lines. The most important railroads were owned and built by British companies, which were granted concessions by the Argentine government because of their technical expertise and their ability to raise large sums on the London market to finance the construction. Railroads played a key role in economic development and national consolidation and made possible Argentina's emergence as a major exporter of wheat, beef, and other products. Between 18, the Argentine railroad network expanded from 1,388 miles (2,234 kilometers) to 22,251 miles (35,809 kilometers) in length, making it the longest on the continent of South America and the eighth longest in the world. ![]()
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