Buenos Aires Road Network Map
Buenos Aires is renowned for its Parisian-influenced neoclassical boulevards, Spanish colonial square blocks (manzanas), and the monumental 16-lane Avenida 9 de Julio with its iconic Obelisk.
Road Typology & Facts
Local / Native Name
Buenos Aires
Urban Grid Pattern
Spanish Manzana Grid & Monumental Avenues
Estimated Road Ways
35,000+
Geographic Bounding Box
-34.70, -58.53 to -34.53, -58.34
Primary Arterial Corridors
Avenida 9 de Julio, Avenida Corrientes, Avenida de Mayo, General Paz Ringroad
Data Source
OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Developer & Export API
Extract vector SVG geometries directly into your web applications or pen plotters:
// Programmatically extract Buenos Aires roads:
const res = await window.cityRoads.loadCity('Buenos Aires', {
minLength: 2, // Filter micro segments
includeLabels: true // Minimalist typography
});
console.log(res.svg); // Clean XML <path> markup
Supports iframe postMessage bridge for automated pipelines.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does City Roads render Buenos Aires roads?
City Roads pulls raw street geometries from OpenStreetMap using the Overpass API or pre-indexed protobuf graphs, rendering them in real time on a high-performance WebGL canvas.
Can I export high-resolution posters of Buenos Aires?
Yes! The interactive viewer allows selecting custom background paper hues, ink colors, and exporting vector SVG (infinitely scalable) or print-quality PNG raster snapshots.
Is commercial use permitted?
Map geometries are licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) by OpenStreetMap contributors. You are free to print, plot, and share visualizations with appropriate OSM credit.