National Route 7 (in Spanish, officially ''Ruta Nacional Número 7 "José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia",'', or simply ''Ruta Siete'') is an important
highway of
Paraguay. It links the departmental capitals of
Caaguazú and
Alto Paraná,
Coronel Oviedo and
Ciudad del Este, respectively. Crossing a total of 10
districts
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of both departments. It starts on the
roundabout
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of Coronel Oviedo and ends at the
Friendship Bridge, on the
Paraná River
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, traversing .
Distances and important cities
The following table shows the distances traversed by Ruta 7 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near).
{{National Roads in Paraguay
7
Alto Paraná Department
Caaguazú Department