Viaducto La Polvorilla

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Viaducto La Polvorilla is a famous high-altitude railway viaduct in Argentina, known as a key engineering landmark on the Tren a las Nubes route through the Andes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge ⓘ
railway viaduct ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessFromCity Salta ⓘ
linked to: Salta (city)
constructionMethod steel trestle on concrete foundations ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1929 ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
crosses La Polvorilla gorge ⓘ
designedBy Richard Fontaine Maury ⓘ
elevation about 4220 metres above sea level ⓘ
gauge 1,000 mm metre gauge ⓘ
hasClimate high-altitude arid climate ⓘ
hasPhotographicIconStatus symbol of Tren a las Nubes ⓘ
hasRailwayService Tren a las Nubes tourist train ⓘ
linked to: Tren a las Nubes
hasSafetyFeature speed restrictions for trains ⓘ
hasViewOf Andean plateau ⓘ
linked to: Altiplano plateau

surrounding mountains ⓘ
height about 63 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus important engineering landmark in Argentina ⓘ
isHighAltitudeStructure true ⓘ
knownFor Andean mountain scenery ⓘ
high-altitude railway engineering ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
length about 224 metres ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Salta Province ⓘ
locatedInRegion Puna de Atacama ⓘ
locatedNear San Antonio de los Cobres ⓘ
locatedOnContinent South America ⓘ
locatedOnLine Salta–Antofagasta railway ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
nameMeaning La Polvorilla Viaduct ⓘ
nearBorderWith Chile ⓘ
numberOfSpans 9 ⓘ
opened 1932 ⓘ
ownerCountry Argentina ⓘ
partOf General Manuel Belgrano Railway ⓘ
linked to: Belgrano Railway

Tren a las Nubes route ⓘ
railwayFunction carries single-track railway ⓘ
railwayOperator Trenes Argentinos (for regular operations context) ⓘ
linked to: Trenes Argentinos
safetyNote visitors may experience altitude sickness ⓘ
slopeContext located on a curved section of track ⓘ
structureType trestle bridge ⓘ
touristActivity photography ⓘ
scenic train rides ⓘ
transportType railway infrastructure ⓘ
usedFor rail transport ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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San Antonio de los Cobres → near → Viaducto La Polvorilla ⓘ
Tren a las Nubes route → endPoint → La Polvorilla viaduct ⓘ
linked to: Viaducto La Polvorilla
Tren a las Nubes route → notableStructure → La Polvorilla viaduct ⓘ
linked to: Viaducto La Polvorilla
Departamento Los Andes → hasTouristAttraction → Viaducto La Polvorilla ⓘ
Viaducto La Polvorilla → nameMeaning → La Polvorilla Viaduct ⓘ
linked to: Viaducto La Polvorilla
Salta station → connectsTo → La Polvorilla viaduct ⓘ
linked to: Viaducto La Polvorilla