National Routes of Uruguay

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The National Routes of Uruguay (officially in Spanish, Rutas nacionales de Uruguay) are the most important transport routes in the country, linking all locations. It has a network of 8,698 km of which 303 km are with concrete, asphalt 3,164 km, 4,220 km bituminous and 1,009 km rough.

Route numbers

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Signal Itinerary
Gral. Líber Seregni Montevideo-Punta del Este (90km)
Brigadier Gral. Manuel Oribe Montevideo-Colonia del Sacramento (177km)
Grito de Asencio Rosario-Fray Bentos (180km)
Gral. José Artigas Route1(km.67)-Bella Unión, Artigas Department (592km)
Andrés Artigas Artigas-Carlos Reyles (330km)
Brigadier Gral. Fructuoso Rivera Montevideo-Rivera (501km)
Joaquín Suárez Montevideo-Paso de Frontera (338km)
Gral. Aparicio Saravia Montevideo-Melo (387km)
Brigadier Gral. Antonio Lavalleja Montevideo-Aceguá (486km)
Gral. Leonardo Olivera Soca-Chuy (274km)
Juan Díaz de Solís Canelones-Aguas Dulces (162km)
Ing. Eladio Dieste Ecilda Paullier-Atlántida (160km)
Luis Alberto de Herrera Minas-Florida (96km)
Bartolomé Hidalgo Aiguá-Velazquez(48km)
Brigadier Gral. Fructuoso Rivera Mercedes-La Caronilla (481km)
Ricardo Ferrés
Cnel. Lorenzo Latorre
Treinta y Tres Orientales
Brigadier Gral. Leandro Gómez Paysandú-Río Branco (486km)
Mario Heber
Cnel. Andrés Latorre
Brigadier Gral. Eugenio Garzón
Cnel. Gorgonio Aguiar
Domingo Burgueño Miguel Aiguá-Punta del Este (89.5km)
Cnel. Fernando Otorgués
Cnel. Bernabé Rivera
Cnel. Manuel Francisco Artigas
Cap. Juan Antonio Artigas
Wilson Ferreira Aldunate

Types of routes

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The Ministry of Transport and Public Works classifies Uruguayan Routes as Corredor Internacional, Primary Network (Red Primaria), Secondary Network (Red Secundaria) and Tertiary Network (Red Terciaria).

Corredor Internacional

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Pathways linking Montevideo with the main points of departure from Uruguay.

Primary network

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Pathways linking other department capitals.

Secondary and tertiary networks

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Minor roads linking towns, some resorts or important agribusiness areas.

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