Route 9 (Uruguay)

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Route 9
Ruta 9
Coronel Leonardo Olivera
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Transport & Public Works
Length274 km (170 mi)
Major junctions
West endnear Dr. Francisco Soca
East endChuy
Location
CountryUruguay
Highway system
← Route 8→ Route 19

Route 9 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Coronel Leonardo Olivera, a national hero of Uruguay.[1] It connects Dr. Francisco Soca with Chuy in the northeast.[2]

The distance notation along Route 9 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo.[3] The length of the road, from its beginning at Km. 66 to its end at Km. 340 is 274 kilometres (170 mi) in length.

Destinations and junctions

These are the populated places Route 9 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads.

Canelones Department
Maldonado Department
Rocha Department

References

  1. ^ "LEY N° 14.361". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1975. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Mapas & Planos - República Oriental del Uruguay". Reservas.net. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Kilómetro cero en Plaza Cagancha". Junta Departamental de Montevideo. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.


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