The Woman's Bridge, (Spanish: Puente de la Mujer) serves as a rotating footbridge for Dock 3 of the Puerto Madero commercial district in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This bridge is a cantilever spar cable-stayed type, featuring a unique asymmetrical design. Its single mast supports cables that suspend a section of the bridge, allowing it to rotate 90 degrees to accommodate water traffic. As the bridge swings open, one end comes to rest on a stabilizing pylon, ensuring smooth passage for vessels.
Designed by the Spanish architect and structural engineer Santiago Calatrava, the Puente de la Mujer follows a plan similar to that of a 251-meter bridge over the Guadalquivir River in Seville, Spain (1992), and a 213-meter bridge over the Sacramento River in Redding, California (2004). However, it deviates from these bridges by featuring a forward-angled cantilever instead of a reverse-angled one. This unique design choice distinguishes the Puente de la Mujer from its counterparts. It is noteworthy as the first of only two Calatrava structures in Latin America. The architect has described the design as symbolizing the image of a couple dancing the tango.
Construction of the Puente de la Mujer started in 1998, with the opening taking place on 20 December 2001. The bridge was declared a Cultural Heritage of the City of Buenos Aires in 2018.
