Route 4 is a
national route of
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
. In 1975, it was assigned the name Andrés Artigas, a national hero of Uruguay.
One fragment of it splits off
Route 5 at
Carlos Reyles of
Durazno Department
Durazno (; ) is a Departments of Uruguay, department of Uruguay. Its capital is Durazno. Its name means ''"peach"'' in Spanish language, Spanish, referring to the department's peaches and its status as an agricultural breadbasket. It is located i ...
and ends at Route 20 in
Río Negro Department
Río Negro Department (, ) is a department of the northwestern region of Uruguay. It has an area of and a population of 57,334. Its capital is Fray Bentos. It borders Paysandú Department to the north, Tacuarembó Department to the east, Durazno ...
, while a longer part starts off Route 90 in
Paysandú Department
Paysandú Department () is a department of the northwestern region of Uruguay. It has an area of and a population of 121,843. Its capital is the city of Paysandú. It borders Salto Department to its north, Tacuarembó Department to its east, Rí ...
near
Guichón
Guichón is a small city in the Paysandú Department of western Uruguay.
Geography
It is located on Route 90, west of its intersection with Route 4 and east of its intersection with Route 25.
History
On 15 June 1907, it was declared "Pueblo" ...
and connects with the city of Artigas in the north. The two parts are of a total length of approximately .
References
Roads in Uruguay
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