Route 10 is a
national route of
Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name
Juan Díaz de Solís, honouring the Spanish navigator.
The distance notation along Route 10 uses the same
Kilometre Zero
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reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of
Plaza de Cagancha
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in the
Centro of
Montevideo
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. Aguas Dulces is at km 277 of Route 10.
There are three parts that constitute Route 10, all of them close to the coastline. Their total length amounts to about .
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 and stops at the resort
Marindia
Marindia is a resort of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Location
The resort is located on the Ruta Interbalnearia
Ruta Interbalnearia (which means Inter-resort Route) or Ruta Líber Seregni is a national route ...
.
Coordinates:
Another part, often mentioned as the "first", starts after the bridge over the stream
Arroyo Solís Grande, splitting from the Ruta Interbalnearia, crossing the resort of
Solís
Solís is a resort (''balneario'') in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay.
Location
The resort is located on the coast of Río de la Plata, on Route 10 and close to its junction with Ruta Interbalnearia. To its west flows the strea ...
and running along the coastline until
Piriápolis, where it turns into Rambla de los Argentinos and the coastal road until Playa Punta Negra before merging again with Ruta Interbalnearia. The length of this part (until Piriápolis) is around .
Coordinates:
The longest and most important part for the tourism connects
Punta del Este with Aguas Dulces in the northeast. On reaching Laguna Garzón there is a Circular bridge,
Laguna Garzon Bridge
Laguna (Italian and Spanish for lagoon) may refer to:
People
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, connecting the Rocha and Maldonado counties.
Coordinates:
References
External links
Viajando Por Uruguay, Rutas del Uruguay. Hoy; Ruta 10
Roads in Uruguay
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