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{{More citations needed|date=March 2022}}[[File:Puente_San_Ignacio_de_Loyola.jpg|thumb|San Ignacio de Loyola International Bridge, right at the [[Argentina–Paraguay border]], 2016.]]
The '''San Ignacio de Loyola International Bridge''' (Spanish: '''''Puente Internacional San Ignacio de Loyola''''') is a road [[bridge]] that crosses the border between [[Argentina]] and [[Paraguay]] over the [[Pilcomayo River]], from the Argentine city of [[Clorinda, Formosa|Clorinda]], to [[José Falcón, Paraguay|José Falcón]], near [[Asunción]], Paraguay's capital.
The bridge is 70 m long and 8 m wide, and marks the end of Argentine [[National Route 11 (Argentina)|National Route 11]], which goes 980 km from [[Rosario]] to Clorinda.
It is named after [[Ignatius of Loyola]], founder of the [[Society of Jesus]]. The Jesuit order explored the area and established many [[mission (Christian)|mission]]s which later became towns and cities (see [[Jesuit Reductions]]).
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], border crossings between Argentina and Paraguay were open only for cargo shipping. On 13 December 2021, The San Ignacio de Loyola Bridge, as well as river crossings between Alberdi and Puerto Formosa reopened after two years of closure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two border crossings between Argentine and Paraguay to reopen Monday |url=https://en.mercopress.com/2021/12/13/two-border-crossings-between-argentine-and-paraguay-to-reopen-monday |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=MercoPress |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-21 |title=AP PHOTOS: Paraguay, land-locked 'ísland' amid the pandemic |url=https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-caribbean-ap-top-news-paraguay-international-news-e2921cc8a3b14ec76d80a5d0b3d0bbaa |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
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