Route 1 is a national route of

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. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General

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, a national hero of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Colonia del Sacramento to the west along the coast. The road is approximately in length. The distance notation along Route 1 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the

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of Montevideo. Route 1 crosses the Santa Lucia River on the border between the departments of Montevideo and San Jose along a modern 4-lane bridge with a length of 800 metres. It was crossed by the old 2-lane bridge opened in 1925 on the old Route 1, which still exists today and is used as a shortcut by the people of Santiago Vázquez.

Destinations and junctions

These are the populated places Route 5 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads. ;Montevideo Department * Km. 9 La Paloma - Tomkinson, Route 5 North to Canelones,

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, Durazno,

Tacuarembó Tacuarembó ( Guaraní language, Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. History On 24 October 1831, a presidential decree by Fructuoso Rivera ordered the cr ...

and

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a block away from it, at the north end of Route 5 (Uruguay), Route 5. Together, they form an ...

. ;San José Department * Km. 52 Libertad, Route 45 North to Rodríguez * Km. 61 (6.5 km after Puntas de Valdez), Route 3 North to San José, Trinidad, Young,

Paysandú Paysandú () is the capital and most populous city of the Paysandú Department in western Uruguay. Located on the banks of the Uruguay River, it is the country's List of cities in Uruguay, fourth-largest city and a vital cultural and economic hu ...

, Salto and Bella Unión. * Km. 101 Ecilda Paullier, Route 11 East to

San José de Mayo San José de Mayo (; ''Mayo'' ) is the capital city of the San José Department in southern Uruguay. Geography The city is located at the centre of the department, on the intersection of Route 3 with Route 11, from the centre of Montevideo. T ...

, Canelones, Atlántida and Route IB ;Colonia Department * Km. 127 (7 km after Colonia Valdense), Route 2 North to Rosario, Cardona, and the Northwest to Mercedes,

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and Route 136 of Argentina. * Km. 137 (17 km after Colonia Valdense), Route 54 South to

Juan Lacaze Juan Lacaze, or Juan L. Lacaze, is a city located in southwestern Uruguay, within the Colonia Department. Geography The city is located on Route 54 in southern Colonia, (by road) east of the city of Colonia del Sacramento, and west of Montevide ...

, Route 54 North to Route 12. * Km. 148 (28 km after Colonia Valdense), Route 22 North to Tarariras and then Northwest to Route 21. * Km. 163 (43 km after Colonia Valdense), Route 50 Northeast to Tarariras * Km. 177 Ends into Avenida Franklin D. Roosevelt of

Colonia del Sacramento Colonia del Sacramento (; ) is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is one of the oldest towns in Uruguay and the capital of the Colonia Department. As of the 2023 census, it has a populatio ...

References

External links

Viajando Por Uruguay, Rutas del Uruguay. Hoy; Ruta 1
Roads in Uruguay {{Uruguay-road-stub