Abstract

SZUPIANY, Estefanía. From rail to pavement: materialization of a dispute in the argentine littoral. Folia [online]. 2020, n.38, pp.157-178. ISSN 0325-8238.  http://dx.doi.org/10.30972/fhn.0384100.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, paved road was conceived as a complementary means to the railway system. Nevertheless, far from becoming an ally, the road became a danger and a threat to Argentine trains. This dispute, combined with the emergence of the automotive system, led to a series of transformations in the national territory and, in particular, in the cities of the Argentine Littoral. In the fluvial environment of Santa Fe city, this dispute gave rise to a process of substitution of infrastructure connections along the Paraná River -and its tributaries- and also along the Salado River. In fact, while railway bridges suffered the impact of flooding, road connections emerged as “symbols of progress” in the context of the development of the first national routes, which, incidentally, extended parallel to the rails. In order to examine this process, various sources are employed: journalistic chronicles, opinion articles, and specialized studies in the history of mobility and transport, as well as local urban history.

Keywords : Littoral Cities; Railway Infrastructure; Road Infrastructure; Substitutions.

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