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Uruguay has a small network of motorways, owing to the low demand due to sparse population outside the capital. The few highways with 4 lanes are: Ruta 1: Montevideo - Colonia del Sacramento. Length: 148 kilometres (92 mi). Ruta Interbalnearia: Montevideo - Punta del Este. Length: 120 kilometres (75 mi). Ruta Gral.
Route 5 is a national route of Uruguay.In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Fructuoso Rivera, a national hero of Uruguay. [1] It is one of the most important highways in country, along with Route 3, connecting Montevideo in the south with Rivera in the north and passing through the centre of the country.
Main facade and monument to Fructuoso Rivera, first president of Uruguay. On July 11, 1991, President Luis A. Lacalle signed the agreement for the construction of the Bus Terminal. [1] The building was designed by the studio of the architect Guillermo Gómez Platero, with the collaboration of Enrique Cohe and Roberto Alberti.
Their total length amounts to about 162 kilometres (101 mi). A less mentioned part starts by splitting off Ruta Interbalnearia after the bridge of Arroyo Pando and at its junction with Route 34, in Canelones Department. It runs for about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) and stops at the resort Marindia. [4]
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.
Route 14 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Venancio Flores. [1] It connects Mercedes, Uruguay and joins Route 9 on the east coast near La Coronila. [2]
The work of building the first railway line in Uruguay began on April 25, 1867, with the opening of a branch between Paso del Molino and Cerro which consisted of a horse-drawn train. The national "Ferrocarril Central" had obtained the concession for the laying of tracks to Durazno , 205 km from Montevideo .
The list of cities in Uruguay is a list of all populated centres of Uruguay that have received the status of "Ciudad" (City). There are several populated places that have not received this status, with a population below 10,000 but as big as that of many cities.