National Route 117 is a national road in
Argentina, in
Paso de los Libres Department
Paso de los Libres Department is a department of Corrientes Province in Argentina.
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in the SE of
Corrientes Province. From its start in km marker 496 of
National Route 14
Route 14, or Highway 14, can refer to:
International
* Asian Highway 14
* European route E14
* European route E014
Argentina
* National Route 14
Australia
* Diamantina Developmental Road (Queensland)
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until its end at the
Paso de los Libres-Uruguaiana International Bridge (crossing the
Uruguay River) unites the cities of
Paso de los Libres,
Argentina and
Uruguaiana,
Brazil for a total length of . The road is marked in red in the map.
Before 1980 this road was known as
National Route 126.
Milestones:
*km marker 10.1: Exit to Paso de los Libres by means of Provincial Route 40
*km marker 11.2: Customs and border patrol control
*km marker 12.2: International bridge
Management
In 1990 a federal law decreed the development of the most travelled national routes by means of concessions to private companies in delineated ''Corredores Viales'' (''Road Corridors''). Designated ''Corredor Vial 18'', it was given to the company that had the winning bid, ''Caminos del Río Uruguay S.A. (CRUSA)''. There are no
toll booth
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s on this route.
In 1996 the concession was extended to 28 years under the condition that the winning bidder built a highway between the
Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge and
Gualeguaychú. The section between the
General Justo José de Urquiza Bridge
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and
Ceibas (corresponding to
National Route 12) was completed on 12 October 1999. Due to the
peso devaluation in 2002, construction was stopped on the section between Gualeguaychú and National Route 14.
History
Before 1980 there was another road with this number. It was the route in the NW of Corrientes Province, marked in green on the map and now called
National Route 118. Decree #1595 of 1979,
Texto del Decreto Nacional 1595/79
ceded the previous road to the administration of Corrientes Province. Decree 1715 from 1988 annuls the previous decree and this road became National Route 118 as number 117 had been used on this road.
References
National roads in Corrientes Province
Tourism in Argentina
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