The Puente de la Mujer is a pedestrian bridge over Dock 3 in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires. Santiago Calatrava designed it. The businessman Alberto L. González conceived it and donated money for its construction. The article names no owner or operator and no formal style. Construction began in 1998 and the bridge opened on December 20, 2001.
It is a cantilever, cable-stayed footbridge of steel and reinforced concrete with a central section that rotates 90 degrees to let vessels pass. It is 170 meters (558 feet) long, 6.2 meters wide and 34 meters high, with a longest span of 102.5 meters. A single mast carries the suspension cables.
Calatrava described the design as a couple dancing tango. The bridge was declared a Cultural Heritage site in 2018. The article gives no opening hours.
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