National Route 242 ( es, Ruta Nacional 242) is a paved
highway
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, which is located in the
Picunches Department
Pehuenches is a department located in the west of Neuquén Province, Argentina.
Geography
The Department is surrounded by Loncopué Department in the north, Confluencia Department in the northeast, Zapala Department in the southwest, Catán L ...
, in the Argentine province of
Neuquén
Neuquén (; arn, Nehuenken) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén and of the Confluencia Department, located in the east of the province. It occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén river ...
. Along its route, it joins
National Route 40
The following highways are numbered 40:
International
* European route E40
Argentina
* National Route 40
Australia
* NSW State Route 40 (Windsor Road and Victoria Road in Sydney)
* Victorian State Route 40
* Mulligan Highway (Queensland)
B ...
in the vicinity of the town of
Las Lajas with the
Pino Hachado Pass
Pino Hachado Pass ( es, Paso Pino Hachado) is a mountain pass through the Andes, joining Chile and Argentina. It is one of the principal passes of the southern Andes, connecting Argentina's route RN-242 and Chile's Route 181-CH.'
Transit must ...
, at above sea level, on the border with Chile. Until 2004, this section belonged to
National Route 22. The route continues in Chile as
Route CH-181.
Old Route
National Route 242 was included in the original national route plan of 3 September 1935. It began to be built in 1951 and finished in 1953 with its of gravel, this route passed through the towns of
General Roca
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In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED O ...
,
Chasicó,
Ingeniero Jacobacci
Ingeniero Jacobacci is a city in Río Negro Province, Argentina. It has a population of 12,000 inhabitants and was named in honor of Guido Jacobacci (es), the director of the railway opened in 1916 between San Antonio Oeste, on the Atlantic Oc ...
and
Ñorquincó in the
Río Negro Province
Río Negro (, ''Black River'') is a province of Argentina, located in northern Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.
Its capi ...
.
On 23 June 1969, the Paso Córdoba reinforced concrete bridge over the
Río Negro was opened to traffic, with a length of , being the longest spanning said river. Before the inauguration, of the bridge there was a raft service that had been operating since the end of 1908, being completely renovated and reopened on 4 September 2006.
Through National Decree 1595 of 1979,
this road passed into provincial jurisdiction, for which the name was changed to
Provincial Route 6.
References
National roads in Neuquén Province
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