Puerto Madero

Puerto Madero: Construcción de Puerto Madero: the national government hired Eduardo Madero in 1882 to build a new port, since the shallow river gave the city no proper harbour. Work began on 1 April 1887, the south dock opened on 28 January 1889 and the last section on 31 March 1898., Works completed: the last stage of the north canal opened on 31 March 1898 and the port works were declared finished; Madero had died in 1894., Obsolescence: some ten years after completion the port could not take larger ships; this led to the building of the Puerto Nuevo (opened in stages from 1919), and the old docks later became the Puerto Madero district., and Line geometry: start -34.62690,-58.35476 (Dársena Sur) → end -34.59490,-58.36647 (Dársena Norte).^† 1887: Construcción de Puerto Madero: the national government hired Eduardo Madero in 1882 to build a new port, since the shallow river gave the city no proper harbour. Work began on 1 April 1887, the south dock opened on 28 January 1889 and the last section on 31 March 1898.^† 1898: Obsolescence: some ten years after completion the port could not take larger ships; this led to the building of the Puerto Nuevo (opened in stages from 1919), and the old docks later became the Puerto Madero district.^† 1898: Works completed: the last stage of the north canal opened on 31 March 1898 and the port works were declared finished; Madero had died in 1894.^†