Route 1 (Uruguay)

Route 1
Ruta 1
Brigadier General Manuel Oribe
Route information
Maintenance: Ministry of Transport & Public Works
Length:	174.29 km (108.30 mi)
Major junctions
East end:	Montevideo (Bella Vista)
	Montevideo Department: • Km.9 La Paloma - Tomkinson   - Route 5 N > Canelones, Florida,     Durazno, Tacuarembó, Rivera San José Department: • Km.52 Libertad   - Route 45 N > Rodríguez > ... • Km.61 (6.5 km after Puntas de Valdez)   - Route 3 N San José, Trinidad, Young,     Paysandú, Salto, Bella Unión • Km.101 Ecilda Paullier   - Route 11 E > San José de Mayo,     Canelones, Atlántida > Route IB Colonia Department: • Km.127 (7 km after Colonia Valdense)   - Route 2 N > Rosario, Cardona, NW >     Mercedes, Fray Bentos, Argentina R.136 • Km.137 (17 km after Colonia Valdense)   - Route 54 S > Juan Lacaze   - Route 54 N > Route 12 • Km.148 (28 km after Colonia Valdense)   - Route 22 N > Tarariras, NW > Route 21 • Km.163 (43 km after Colonia Valdense)   - Route 50 NE > Tarariras   > (Avenida Franklin D. Roosevelt)
West end:	Colonia del Sacramento
Highway system
National Routes of Uruguay ← Route 21 Route IB →

Route 1 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Manuel Oribe, a national hero of Uruguay.^[1] It connects Montevideo with Colonia del Sacramento to the west along the coast. The road is approximately 177 kilometres (110 mi) in length.^[2][3]

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 Centro of Montevideo.^[4]

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, Florida, Durazno, Tacuarembó and Rivera.

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, Salto and Bella Unión.
• Km. 101 Ecilda Paullier, Route 11 East to San José de Mayo, 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, Fray Bentos and Route 136 of Argentina.
• Km. 137 (17 km after Colonia Valdense), Route 54 South to Juan Lacaze, 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.

References

1. "LEY N° 14.361". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1975. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
2. "Mapas & Planos - República Oriental del Uruguay". Reservas.net. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
3. "Information about the routes of Uruguay" (in Spanish). Turismo en Uruguay – Turismo Uruguayo .com. 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
4. "Kilómetro cero en Plaza Cagancha". Junta Departamental de Montevideo. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2011.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Viajando Por Uruguay, Rutas del Uruguay. Hoy; Ruta 1

Coordinates: 34°21′56″S 57°3′39.6″W / 34.36556°S 57.061000°W