Ruta Interbalnearia (which means Inter-resort Route) or Ruta Líber Seregni is a national route of

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. It connects

Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

with

Punta del Este Punta del Este () is a seaside city and peninsula on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Starting as a small town, Punta del Este grew to become a resort for the Latin and North American jet set and tourists. T ...

to the east along the coast. The road is approximately in length. It is marked on maps and signs as IB. The distance notation along Ruta Interbalnearia uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the

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Destinations and junctions

These are the populated places Route 5 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads. ;

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* From the city centre up to the border with Canelones Department, Avenida Italia is the main route for

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to and from Ruta Interbalnearia. ;

Canelones Department The Departamento de Canelones (; ) is one of the 19 Uruguayan departments. With an area of and 608,956 inhabitants at the 2023 Census, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones. Ciudad de la Costa is the largest city by ...

* Upon crossing the

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over Arroyo Carrasco and entering Ciudad de la Costa, Avenida Italia turns into Avenida de las Americas, which after ends at the old entrance of Carrasco International Airport. There, Route 101 (the extension of Camino Carrasco which goes to Pando) carries the traffic for another until its junction with Ruta Interbalnearia. * For the next , Route IB crosses the resorts of Ciudad de la Costa until the bridge over Arroyo Pando. * Salinas, Routes 34, 87 North to Empalme Olmos. * Atlántida, Route 11 North and then West to Canelones and San José. * La Floresta, Route 35 North to Dr. Francisco Soca. (This junction is a

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variant of a

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.) * Cuchilla Alta, Route 70 North to Route 9. ;

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 ...

* Solís, Route 9 merges from Pando. * Pan de Azúcar, Route 37 South to

Piriápolis Piriápolis is a city in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is an important summer resort in the country, predating the larger and better known resort town of Punta del Este. Because it is mainly used as a resort, it has a relatively small per ...

, Route 60 North to

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and Route 9 splits East to

Rocha Rocha may refer to: * Rocha (surname), a Portuguese surname * Rocha, Moca, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Moca, Puerto Rico * Rocha, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Rocha, Uruguay, capital city of the R ...

and

Chuy Chuy () is a city in the extreme east of Uruguay, in the Rocha Department, northeast of Montevideo. It lies on the border with Brazil, separated from its Brazilian sister town of Chuí only by a shared avenue that serves as the border, and by the ...

. * Punta Ballena, Route 12 North to

. Note: The part from Pan de Azúcar until the Arroyo del Portero (before Pinares - Las Delicias) is marked in some maps and other sources as Route 93. * Upon reaching Pinares – Las Delicias it turns into Rambla Claudio Williman all the way to

References

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