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Laguna Garzón Bridge
Laguna Garzón Bridge
	Laguna Garzón Bridge
Coordinates	34°48′09″S 54°34′20″W / 34.8024°S 54.5721°W
Carries	2 lanes of roadway (1 either side of circle), pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses	Garzón lagoon
Locale	Connecting Rocha Department and Maldonado Department.
Official name	Laguna Garzón Bridge
Characteristics
Material	Steel, Concrete
History
Designer	Rafael Viñoly
Construction start	September 2014
Opened	22 December 2015
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The Laguna Garzón Bridge is a bridge famous for its unusual circular shape. It is located in Garzón, Uruguay, and was designed by renowned Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly.^[2]^[1] It was designed in a circular shape to force drivers to slow down, and allows for pedestrian access along the one-way circular route.^[3]

It was opened to vehicular traffic in December 2015 and can accommodate up to 1,000 vehicles a day.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "The long-awaited Laguna Garzon Bridge is set up - Consultatio Real Estate". Consultatio Real Estate. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ Lubin, Rhian. "Can you guess why architects built a road bridge circular instead of straight?". Mirror. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ Huffington Post (27 January 2016). "This Circular Bridge Encourages Drivers To Slow Down And Take In The View". National Sun Times. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016. ...Each half circle on the bridge acts as a one-way street ... drivers will have to slow down to cross, ... {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Article on bridge completion

[Con-1] "The long-awaited Laguna Garzon Bridge is set up - Consultatio Real Estate". Consultatio Real Estate. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[2] Lubin, Rhian. "Can you guess why architects built a road bridge circular instead of straight?". Mirror. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[3] Huffington Post (27 January 2016). "This Circular Bridge Encourages Drivers To Slow Down And Take In The View". National Sun Times. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016. ...Each half circle on the bridge acts as a one-way street ... drivers will have to slow down to cross, ... {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] Article on bridge completion

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-The '''Laguna Garzón Bridge''' is a [[bridge]] famous for its unusual circular shape. It is located in [[Garzón, Uruguay]] and was designed by renowned Uruguayan architect [[Rafael Viñoly]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Can you guess why architects built a road bridge circular instead of straight?|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/can-you-guess-architects-built-7254555|website=Mirror|access-date=28 January 2016|first=Rhian|last=Lubin}}</ref><ref name=Con/>  It was designed in a circular shape to force drivers to slow down, and allows for pedestrian access along the one-way circular route.<ref>{{cite web|author=Huffington Post|date=27 January 2016|publisher=National Sun Times|url=http://national.suntimes.com/world-news/7/72/2503378/this-circular-bridge-encourages-drivers-to-slow-down-and-take-in-the-view|title=This Circular Bridge Encourages Drivers To Slow Down And Take In The View|accessdate=19 May 2016|quote=...Each half circle on the bridge acts as a one-way street ... drivers will have to slow down to cross, ...|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623231807/http://national.suntimes.com/world-news/7/72/2503378/this-circular-bridge-encourages-drivers-to-slow-down-and-take-in-the-view|archivedate=23 June 2016|df=}}</ref>
+The '''Laguna Garzón Bridge''' is a [[bridge]] famous for its unusual circular shape. It is located in [[Garzón, Uruguay]], and was designed by renowned Uruguayan architect [[Rafael Viñoly]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Can you guess why architects built a road bridge circular instead of straight?|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/can-you-guess-architects-built-7254555|website=Mirror|access-date=28 January 2016|first=Rhian|last=Lubin}}</ref><ref name=Con/>  It was designed in a circular shape to force drivers to slow down, and allows for pedestrian access along the one-way circular route.<ref>{{cite web|author=Huffington Post|date=27 January 2016|publisher=National Sun Times|url=http://national.suntimes.com/world-news/7/72/2503378/this-circular-bridge-encourages-drivers-to-slow-down-and-take-in-the-view|title=This Circular Bridge Encourages Drivers To Slow Down And Take In The View|accessdate=19 May 2016|quote=...Each half circle on the bridge acts as a one-way street ... drivers will have to slow down to cross, ...|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623231807/http://national.suntimes.com/world-news/7/72/2503378/this-circular-bridge-encourages-drivers-to-slow-down-and-take-in-the-view|archivedate=23 June 2016|df=}}</ref>
-It was opened to vehicular traffic in December 2015 and allows for 1,000 vehicles to pass at a time.<ref>[http://www.dezeen.com/2016/01/19/laguna-garzon-bridge-circular-rafael-vinoly-uruguay-lagoon/ Article on bridge completion]</ref>
+It was opened to vehicular traffic in December 2015 and can accommodate up to 1,000 vehicles a day.<ref>[http://www.dezeen.com/2016/01/19/laguna-garzon-bridge-circular-rafael-vinoly-uruguay-lagoon/ Article on bridge completion]</ref>
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