Route 8 (Uruguay)
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| Ruta 8 | ||||
| Brigadier General Juan Antonio Lavalleja | ||||
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| Maintained by Ministry of Transport & Public Works | ||||
| Length | 442 km (275 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Montevideo | |||
| North end | Aceguá | |||
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| Country | Uruguay | |||
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Route 8 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Juan Antonio Lavalleja, a national hero of Uruguay.[1] It connects Montevideo with Aceguá in the northeast.[2][3]
The distance notation along Route 5 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo.[4] The length of the road, from its beginning at Km. 13 to its end at Km. 455 is 442 kilometres (275 mi) in length.
South end[edit]
Starting from Tres Cruces in Montevideo, Avenida 8 de Octubre runs in a northeast direction and turns into Camino Maldonado in Flor de Maroñas, at the junction with (and south end of) Route 7. Camino Maldonado continues in a northeast direction and turns into Route 8 in Punta de Rieles, 13 kilometres from Kilometre Zero.
Destinations and junctions[edit]
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These are the populated places Route 8 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads.
- Km. 17.5 Villa García - Manga Rural, Route 102 Southeast to Carrasco International Airport and West to Ángel S. Adami Airport.
- Km. 29 Route 101 Southwest to Carrasco International Airport.
- Km. 31 Pando
- Km. 39 Empalme Olmos, Route 82 Northwest to Route 7 & Route 34 South to Ruta Interbalnearia near Salinas.
- Km. 46 Route 11 South to Atlántida & Northwest to San José de Mayo.
- Km. 66 Route 9 East to Pan de Azúcar, Rocha and Chuy.
- Km. 69 Route 80 North to Migues
- Km. 80 Solís de Mataojo
- Km. 91 Route 81 West to Montes & East to Route 60.
- Km. 109.5 Parque Salus
- Km. 116.5 Route 12 South to Route 9 & Punta Ballena.
- Km. 118 Minas
- Km. 143 Villa Serrana
- Km. 150 Route 13 Northeast to Aiguá & Route 16 (near the Laguna Negra).
- Km. 181 Mariscala
- Km. 215 Pirarajá, Route 58 West to Route 40
- Km. 237 Route 14 merges from the West (Mercedes, Trinidad, Durazno, Sarandí del Yí and Zapicán.
- Km. 254 José Pedro Varela and Route 14 splits East to Lascano and La Coronilla.
- Km. 284/285 Treinta y Tres, Route 98 Northwest to Route 7 & Route 17 East to La Charqueada
- Km. 395 Melo, Route 7 Southeast and Route 26 West and Northwest.
- Km. 445 Isidoro Noblía
- Km. 455[5] Aceguá & Route BR-153 of Brazil
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "LEY N° 14.361". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1975. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Mapas & Planos - República Oriental del Uruguay". Reservas.net. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Information about the routes of Uruguay" (in Spanish). Turismo en Uruguay – Turismo Uruguayo .com. 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Kilómetro cero en Plaza Cagancha". Junta Departamental de Montevideo. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / A" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay (see Aceguá). 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
External links[edit]
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