Complex sentence: The transporter bridge was inaugurated May 31,1914 and was operating till 1960, despite the road bridge Puente Nicolás Avellaneda (just 100 metres away) being constructed in 1940.
Split into simpler sentences: The transporter bridge was inaugurated May 31,1914 and operated until 1960. The Puente Nicolás Avellaneda road bridge (just 100 metres away), was constructed in 1940.