Route 13 is a national route of

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. In 1983, it was assigned the name

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. It begins near

Aiguá Aiguá () is a city of the Maldonado Department in Uruguay. Its name means ''running water'' in the Guaraní language. It is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. It includes the following zones: Aiguá, Sauce de Aiguá, Sar ...

and joins Route 15 near

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. Route 13 has a total length of 110 kilometers, or approximately 68.3 miles. The route is separated into two sections, the first of which runs from Kilometer 150 to Kilometer 218, and the second section runs from Kilometer 227 to Kilometer 269. During this second stretch of road, it crosses in junction with Route 15 going east, until it ends at Route 16. Route 13 passes through the departments of

Lavalleja Department Lavalleja (; ) is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Minas. It is located in the southeast of the country, bordered to the north by the department of Treinta y Tres to the east with Rocha, to the south with Canelones and Maldonado, and ...

Maldonado Department The Maldonado Department (; ), with an area of and 212,951 inhabitants (2023), is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado, Uruguay, Maldonado. Geography Neighbouring departments are Rocha Department, Rocha to the East, Lav ...

, and

Rocha Department Rocha () is a Departments of Uruguay, department in the east of Uruguay. Its capital is the city of Rocha, Uruguay, Rocha. It borders Maldonado Department to its west, Lavalleja Department to its northwest, Treinta y Tres Department to its north, ...

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