From Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata: Road Infrastructure, Tourism and Mobility Policies in Argentina (1938-2000)

This paper deals with the history of "Route 2", the main Argentine tourist road connecting the city of Buenos Aires with the great national seaside resort of Mar del Plata. It is framed within the perspective of the history of transport and mobility, which understands infrastructures as ac...

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Autores principales: Gruschetsky, Valeria, Piglia, Melina
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Rosario - Centro de Investigaciones Sociales (CIS) IDES /CONICET 2025
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spelling I15-R234-article-3812025-11-28T19:46:23Z From Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata: Road Infrastructure, Tourism and Mobility Policies in Argentina (1938-2000) De Buenos a Mar del Plata: Infraestructura vial, turismo y políticas de movilidad en la Argentina (1938-2000) Gruschetsky, Valeria Piglia, Melina automóviles; obras públicas; rutas turísticas; infraestructura; paisaje This paper deals with the history of "Route 2", the main Argentine tourist road connecting the city of Buenos Aires with the great national seaside resort of Mar del Plata. It is framed within the perspective of the history of transport and mobility, which understands infrastructures as active producers of territories, social relations and culture, and as mediators of social, economic, political and cultural life. The article focuses on three key moments in order to interweave infrastructure, automobile technology, territory, landscapes and the motorised tourist experience: the construction of the paved road in the late 1930s; the massification of tourism and automobile use and the road deficit between the 1960s and 1980s; and finally the transformation of the road into a privately managed and provincialised highway in the late twentieth century. El trabajo aborda la historia de la “Ruta 2”, el principal camino turístico argentino que une la ciudad de Buenos Aires con el gran balneario nacional, Mar del Plata. Se enmarca en una perspectiva de historia del transporte y de las movilidades. Desde esa mirada, las infraestructuras son entendidas como activas productoras de territorios, relaciones sociales y cultura, en tanto mediadoras de la vida social, económica, política y cultural. El artículo se concentra en tres momentos clave, con el objetivo de poner en relación infraestructura, tecnología automotriz, territorio, paisajes y experiencias de los turistas-automovilistas: la construcción de la ruta pavimentada a fines de la década de 1930, la masificación del uso de automotores y del turismo y el déficit vial entre los años 1960 y 1980; y, finalmente, la transformación de la ruta en autovía concesionada y provincializada, a finales del siglo XX. Universidad Nacional de Rosario - Centro de Investigaciones Sociales (CIS) IDES /CONICET 2025-06-13 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf https://www.estudiossocialesdelestado.org/index.php/ese/article/view/381 10.35305/ese.v11i21.381 Estudios Sociales del Estado; Vol. 11 Núm. 21 (2025) 2422-7803 spa https://www.estudiossocialesdelestado.org/index.php/ese/article/view/381/299
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topic automóviles; obras públicas; rutas turísticas; infraestructura; paisaje
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Gruschetsky, Valeria
Piglia, Melina
From Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata: Road Infrastructure, Tourism and Mobility Policies in Argentina (1938-2000)
topic_facet automóviles; obras públicas; rutas turísticas; infraestructura; paisaje
author Gruschetsky, Valeria
Piglia, Melina
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Piglia, Melina
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title From Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata: Road Infrastructure, Tourism and Mobility Policies in Argentina (1938-2000)
title_short From Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata: Road Infrastructure, Tourism and Mobility Policies in Argentina (1938-2000)
title_full From Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata: Road Infrastructure, Tourism and Mobility Policies in Argentina (1938-2000)
title_fullStr From Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata: Road Infrastructure, Tourism and Mobility Policies in Argentina (1938-2000)
title_full_unstemmed From Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata: Road Infrastructure, Tourism and Mobility Policies in Argentina (1938-2000)
title_sort from buenos aires to mar del plata: road infrastructure, tourism and mobility policies in argentina (1938-2000)
description This paper deals with the history of "Route 2", the main Argentine tourist road connecting the city of Buenos Aires with the great national seaside resort of Mar del Plata. It is framed within the perspective of the history of transport and mobility, which understands infrastructures as active producers of territories, social relations and culture, and as mediators of social, economic, political and cultural life. The article focuses on three key moments in order to interweave infrastructure, automobile technology, territory, landscapes and the motorised tourist experience: the construction of the paved road in the late 1930s; the massification of tourism and automobile use and the road deficit between the 1960s and 1980s; and finally the transformation of the road into a privately managed and provincialised highway in the late twentieth century.
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