Avenida Rivadavia
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Avenida Rivadavia is one of the principal thoroughfares in Buenos Aires, Argentina, extending 23 miles (37 km) [1] from downtown Buenos Aires to the western suburb of Merlo. It is considered the third longest avenue in the world after Yonge Street (Toronto) and Western Avenue (Chicago).
History
Upon the designation of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata by the Spanish Empire in 1776, the "Road of the Kingdom of Heaven" leading into Buenos Aires from the east was designated a Camino Real, a "Royal Road" fit for a Viceroy, and afforded improvements and some security. This Royal Road of the West, by 1782, traveled to Mendoza, a city over 600 miles (970 km) to the west (roughly along the modern National Highway 7). Dubbed Federation Road by the paramount Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas in 1836, it was renamed in honor of former President Bernardino Rivadavia in 1857, following the reestablishment of constitutional rule.
The
Itinerary
Avenida Rivadavia begins at a crosswalk between the
Crossing the pedestrian
Nearly 10 miles (16 km) west of its outset by the Casa Rosada, Rivadavia Avenue passes under the
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Rivadavia Avenue crossing theCongressional Plaza.
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Rivadavia and Uriburu, Balvanera section.
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Monument to Simón Bolívar, Rivadavia Park.
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Confitería del Molino, Callao avenue corner.
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Rivadavia Avenue betweenDiagonal NorteAvenue.
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Palacio Raggio, Almagro section.
References
External links
- Official Province of Buenos Aires bulletin (Spanish)
- Historic Tramway in Caballito – Asociación Amigos del Tranvía (Spanish)