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
Types of routes
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
Pathways linking Montevideo with the main points of departure from Uruguay.
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Route 1
The following highways are numbered 1.
For roads numbered A1, see list of A1 roads.
For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads.
For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads.
For roads numbered N1, see list of N1 roads.
For roads numbered ...
, all the way.
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Route 2
The following highways are numbered 2. For roads numbered A2, see list of A2 roads. For roads numbered B2, see list of B2 roads. For roads numbered M2, see list of M2 roads. For roads numbered N2, see list of N2 roads.
International
* AH2, As ...
,all the way.
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Route 3, all the way.
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Route 5
Route 5, or Highway 5, may refer to routes in the following countries:
International
* AH5, Asian Highway 5
* European route E05
* European route E005
Argentina
* National Route 5 (Argentina), National Route 5
Australia New South Wales
* ...
, all the way.
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Route 8, from the beginning of
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
to
Treinta y Tres.
*
Route 9, all the way.
Primary network
Pathways linking other department capitals.
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Route 6: the nearest stretch to Montevideo (80 km approximately).
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Route 7: the nearest stretch to Montevideo (100 km approximately).
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Route 8: from
Treinta y Tres to
Aceguá.
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Route 21: all the way.
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Route 24: all the way.
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Route 26: all the way.
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Route 30: from the junction with Route 5 to
Artigas.
* ''
Ruta Interbalnearia'': all the way.
Secondary and tertiary networks
Minor roads linking towns, some resorts or important agribusiness areas.
External links
MTPW website about the national route network
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