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39-457: Born in San Martín , San Román began his professional playing career in 2006 with River Plate . He made his debut on 10 December 2006 in a 1–1 away draw with Vélez Sarsfield . After only one game for River Plate, San Roman joined newly promoted Tigre in 2007. He made his first appearance for Tigre on 1 March 2007 in a 1–2 away win against Colón de Santa Fe . With Tigre, San Román achieved

78-602: A defender born in the 1980s, is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . San Mart%C3%ADn, Mendoza San Martín is a city in the north-center part of the Mendoza Province in Argentina . It is the capital of the San Martín Department and constitutes, with Palmira and La Colonia , the third-largest metropolitan area in the province . The first San Martín inhabitants were

117-519: A modification of the original section of the road starting near the Mendozan city of La Paz , diverting it approximately 1.5 km to the north, to pass nearer some towns. These had been considered to be on the old route by the less demanding criteria of the time. The original 140 km section was transferred to the jurisdiction of Mendoza Province, and is now called Provincial Route 50. In 1979, National Directive 1595 transferred jurisdiction of

156-411: Is 120 km/h on the expressway sections and 100 km/h on the dual carriageway sections outside urban areas. In the mountain zones the maximum speed is 80 km/h in some sections and 60 km/h in others. The speed limit in tunnels is 40 km/h. The maximum speed for buses is 90 km/h or the maximum for cars on that section, whichever is lowest. For trucks it is either 80 km/h or

195-545: Is a branch of the Pan-American Highway , continuing into Chile under the name of Route CH-60 . The origins of this route go back to the Western Camino Real , which was used since the colonial era. The Western Camino Real started at Buenos Aires , ran through San Luis and Mendoza , and ended at Santiago de Chile. The road decreased in importance with the introduction of railways at the end of

234-449: Is a highway or expressway over the following sections: The project of converting the road into a highway will complete with the section from Luján (km 75) to Junín (km 263). Construction is hoped to finish on this section in the next few years. In various sections between Agrelo and Potrerillos, and between Uspallata and Las Cuevas, only the uphill lane has two carriageways. This makes it easier for motorists to overtake trucks driving up

273-510: Is a road in Argentina . It crosses the country from east to west, from the capital ( Buenos Aires ) to the border with Chile , thus linking the Atlantic coast with the Andes , crossing the provinces of Buenos Aires , Santa Fe , Córdoba , San Luis and Mendoza . It has a total length of 1,224 km (761 mi), of which 367 km (228 mi) (30%) are freeways . National Route 7

312-459: Is closed. The route now passes outside the mountain next to Mendoza River . There are dangerous bends with their own names up in the high mountain stretches of road. East of Uspallata you can find Curva de Guido and Curva de los Chilenos , while to the west there are some called Curva de la Mirian , the Curva del Tiempo , the Curva del Yeso and the Curva de la Soberanía Nacional . In 1990,

351-593: The Autopista Acceso Oeste 1.6 km (1 mi) to the north. This formed part of the Decree 1595 mentioned above. Buenos Aires Province eventually took it over in 1988, and the section of road became Provincial Route 7. "Access West", the highway joining Avenida General Paz with Luján, was built in various stages over more than 20 years. It was finally completed on 1 September 1998. The last section joined Avenida General Paz with Morón. Building

390-548: The Huarpe Milkayak people. The territory was governed by the tribal chief called Pallamay until 1563, when the first Europeans under the command of the Captain Pedro Moyano Cornejo, arrived to the area. The city was known as Rodeo de Moyano or, alternatively, as La Reducción ( Spanish : The Reduction ); but its name was changed to Villa Los Barriales in 1816, when it was included in

429-450: The 165 km between Junín and Rufino followed on 28 October of the same year. The paving reached Villa Mercedes in 1975. Here it formed a junction with National Route 8 . Route 8 gives the republic's capital access to the east of the country, and has been paved since 1940. To reach Mendoza and Uspallata, the road goes through the "Caracoles de Villavicencio", a mountain section with altitudes of around 3000m, and 365 bends. Due to

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468-561: The 19th century. New settlements sprang up along the route, that were only served by the railway. With the improvements in automotive travel, the National Congress created the National Highway Directorate in 1932. In 1935, that organisation started work on a new road parallel to a railroad operated by Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway (which later became Ferrocarril General San Martín ). This route

507-691: The Corocorto Priesthood of Mendoza Province and officially established by the Governor of Mendoza , Toribio de Luzuriaga . San Martín came into prominence in the war of the Argentine independence period, when José de San Martín received an extensive land grant in the area to take advantage of agriculture and help the Chilean army of Bernardo O'Higgins in an effort to prevent new Spanish invasions from Chile to Argentina. In 1823,

546-486: The area from Buenos Aires ; during the 1950s and '60s, National Route 7 was built between Buenos Aires and Mendoza Province, converting the city into an important distribution center along the most important highway between Buenos Aires and Santiago , Chile . National Route 7 (Argentina) National Route 7 (full name in Spanish: Ruta Nacional 7 Carretera Libertador General San Martín )

585-509: The construction of the Potrerillos Dam to the southwest of the city of Mendoza, they decided to build 10 km of road in a higher zone with two road bridges. This section opened on 23 August 2004. This part of the route generated controversy during the planning period because it passed through an important paleontological deposit. Due to the growth of Laguna La Picasa ( es:Laguna La Picasa ) between 1998 and 1999, 14.5 km of

624-413: The contract in 1994. Work finished on 2 September 1998. In an agreement between the national government and San Luis Province, the province constructed a 214 km expressway running across the province, and in exchange the government granted all revenue from that road to the province for 30 years. The agreement was signed on 6 October 2000. This agreement meant that Camino del Oeste would not receive

663-534: The country's highest-traffic roads were granted the right to collect tolls, and were divided into Road Corridors for this purpose. The same right was granted to the Buenos Aires Access Network in 1993. Through this scheme, the company New Routes took charge of Road Corridor 5, which included Route 7 km 69-490, from Luján (Buenos Aires) as far as Laboulaye (Córdoba). They installed tollbooths at Villa Espil (km 87) and Junín (km 272). At

702-464: The danger of this part, they decided to create a new route in 1950. This would run along the banks of the Mendoza River , i.e. to the south of the existing route. The Directorate of National Highways tentatively started work on the new section in 1961, and it was completed in 1971. This took the paved section of road as far as Uspallata. The next step was to upgrade the road to a highway for

741-487: The day's news headlines. There are 14 tunnels between Luján de Cuyo and Las Cuevas. The maximum speed here is 40 km/h (25 mph) because there are hidden bends coming out of many of these tunnels. The table on the right shows the tunnels in 2004. Work started on tunnels 2 and 8 on 1 October 2003 and finished on 31 July 2005. Between them they cover 500 m. Tunnel 1 is on the outskirts of Cacheuta , on Provincial Route 82 (an old stretch of National Route 7) and it

780-523: The first. Since the new tunnel opened, the road to La Cumbre Pass has only been used for tourist traffic and only opens during the summer. Its current name is National Route A006 (Argentina) . Access from the city of Buenos Aires to Luján was formerly by an avenue circling parallel to the tracks forming part of Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento . The road was known as Avenida Rivadavia as far as Merlo. The government decided to hand this 52.55 km road over to Buenos Aires Province and to construct

819-479: The governor Pedro Molina changed the name of the city yet again in homage to the Argentine general José de San Martín, who, besides his inestimable historical role, contributed many innovations to the local farming sector and in viticulture , particularly. In 1885, the first railway arrived in San Martin, uniting Buenos Aires with Mendoza and Chile. This development brought many Italian immigrants to

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858-591: The joint venture of building a highway from Buenos Aires to the Andes. The expressway between San Martín and Mendoza is maintained by a modular system. The 180 km stretch between National Route 40 and the Chilean border has been managed by recovery and maintenance contracts since 1 January 2007. Prior to that, this section had been maintained directly by the National Highways Directorate. The maximum speed limit for cars and motorcycles

897-519: The lake's maximum water level. In normal conditions it would be 6 metres above the lake's surface. The work includes a 60 m bridge in the centre of the lake. It is built in three 20 m sections, each with a lane for both directions of traffic. This 10.5 km section came into use by traffic on 10 June 2007. The construction was given the ' 2007 Road Engineering Works award by the Argentina Road Association, which covers all

936-717: The maximum for trucks, whichever is lowest. In order to prioritise which roads to improve and which road junctions to build, the National Highways Directorate have divided the national road network into 1,200 sections of uniform traffic. Route 7 is divided into 20 sections in Buenos Aires, 2 in Santa Fe, 5 in Córdoba, 13 in San Luis and 15 in Mendoza. The annual daily average traffic is calculated for each section. This

975-533: The mountains. Ice and snow tend to accumulate on the roads during the winter, so tyre chains are given out. At these times the maximum speed is 40 km/h (25 mph). The chains must be removed when the car is driving on asphalt, because this ruins the chains and risks puncturing the tyres. Before setting off on the Andes crossing, road users are advised to check up on the state of the road. The National Gendarmarie run an AM and FM radio station that gives information on road conditions, plays music and reads

1014-418: The old Las Heras - Villavicencio - Uspallata (97.2 km) section to Mendoza Province, and it now forms Provincial Route 52. They also handed over the 53 km section from Luján de Cuyo to Potrerillos which is now Provincial Route 82, and the national orbit road linking the Mendoza section of Route 7 to Uspallata by way of Potrerillos. The road to the west of Uspallata and its bridges that are in use today

1053-482: The original road around the provincial capital and passes further south, i.e. further from the city centre. San Luis Provincial Law No. VIII-0258-2004 calls it "Autopista de las Serranías Puntanas" ("The Foothills of San Luis Highway") . The old 11.6 km section of road that it replaced passed into provincial jurisdiction. The government of San Luis converted it into an expressway which opened on 27 July 2007 as Avenida Parque Gobernador José Santos Ortiz. Due to

1092-447: The provinces, industry and National Government sector. National Route 7 passes through several cities with a population of greater than 5000. These are listed below. The route runs through 364 km of the north of Buenos Aires Province for km 12 - 376 of its total length. The road passes through the following partidos : The road runs for 56 km in the extreme south-east of this province. This stretch starts 376 km into

1131-444: The revenue from this road. Work started on 16 April 2003. The road corridor contracts expired in 2003. This meant that some highways could be renumbered and new tenders were offered. Autovía Oeste put in the winning bid for Road Corridor 3. They said they would extend the corridor with two sections from 63–654 km and from 865–999 km, corresponding to Luján - San Martín excluding San Luis Province. In 2010 they took over

1170-493: The road involved demolishing several kilometres of houses, because the road had to pass through the urban zones of Greater Buenos Aires. In May 2001, construction started on the 212 km expressway (incorrectly known as a highway) in San Luis Province. It was funded by the province. It opened on 16 April 2003 and has the distinction of having lights along its entire length. It takes a slightly different route to

1209-547: The road passes through Dorrego in Guaymallén Department and Luján de Cuyo in the department of the same name. The road carries heavy traffic, so there are a lot of service stations along its length. But until 2004, the Junín - Villa Mercedes section did not have any service stations selling compressed natural gas (CNG), so vehicles that relied on this fuel diverted along National Route 8 instead. Route 7

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1248-544: The road was flooded. The affected area was between Aarón Castellanos and Diego de Alvear , along the border between the provinces of Santa Fe and Buenos Aires. This prompted the road to be rerouted on 19 April 1999. The vehicles used a gravel track for 32 km, adding 17 km on to the original length of the road. Then they started to lower the water level in the lake by means of a pumping station in Rufino . That station will be complemented by another (not yet built) to

1287-429: The same time, the company Caminos del Oeste took charge of Road Corridor 3, which included Route 7 km 490-999, from Laboulaye as far as San Martín (Mendoza). They installed tollbooths at Vicuña Mackenna (Córdoba) (km 591), La Cumbre (San Luis) (km 762) and La Paz (Mendoza) (km 900). In 1993 companies were invited to place bids to extend Access West from Avenida General Paz to Luján. Grupo Concesionario del Oeste won

1326-401: The section uniting the cities of San Martín and Mendoza . The work was carried out in two sections of 25 km (Mendoza - Las Margaritas) and 17 km (Las Margaritas - San Martín). The first section was completed in 1977 and the second during 1979. The second stretch included the construction of a new bridge, allowing the road to cross the Mendoza River . They also designed and build

1365-414: The south of the lake. Work started to repair the damaged section of road on 1 February 2006. It used stones brought from a quarry in San Luis Province. The stones were coated with mesh. By July 2006, they had joined up to the basalt stones on both sides of the lake. This allowed trucks to use the track, allowing them to continue with the work of raising the road. The road was to be raised 2 metres above

1404-414: The total length, and leaves the province at 432 km. The road runs for 222 km in the south of Córdoba Province , for kilometres 432-654. The road runs through San Luis Province for 221 km. It passes through the centre of the province for km 654 to 865. The route runs through 372 km of the north of Mendoza Province for km 865-1237. In the section overlapping National Route 40 ,

1443-949: The two highest finishes in the history of the club, finishing 2nd in the Apertura 2007 championship and in joint first place in Apertura 2008 championship where they lost the three-way playoff final on goal difference. In 2009 San Román made his first appearances in an international club competition playing two games in Copa Sudamericana . In 2010, San Román's rights were bought by a third party that loaned him to San Lorenzo for two seasons. On 15 January 2022, San Román moved to Italy to join Serie D club Lavello . In July 2022 he moved back to Argentina in order to join hometown club San Martín de Mendoza . This biographical article related to association football in Argentina, about

1482-758: Was completed between 1978 and 1979. Another old section of Route 7 is the part leading to the Chilean border. This is a zigzagging road from Las Cuevas to La Cumbre Pass , where you can see the statue Christ the Redeemer of the Andes . There is a tunnel along the route belonging to the Transandine Railway , dating from 5 April 1910. This opened to mixed traffic in 1977, with the capacity to carry road transport as well as trains. A second tunnel (the Paso Internacional Los Libertadores ) opened on 23 May 1980, parallel to

1521-405: Was given the number 7. In June 1942, work finished with the paving of the route between Chacabuco and Junín. They built the paved section between Junín and Laboulaye using a slightly different route (a little to the south), which separated the railway from the towns, and sped up the transport on that section. On 2 October 1969, the 67 km between Rufino and Laboulaye was opened, and then

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