Route 1 is a
national route of
Uruguay
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. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General
Manuel Oribe
Manuel Ceferino Oribe y Viana (August 26, 1792 – November 12, 1857) was the 2nd Constitutional president of Uruguay and founder of Uruguay's National Party, the oldest Uruguayan political party and considered one of the two Uruguayan "tr ...
, a national hero of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Colonia del Sacramento to the west along the coast. The road is approximately in length.
The distance notation along Route 1 uses the same
Kilometre Zero
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reference as Routes 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of
Plaza de Cagancha
Plaza de Cagancha () is a public square in '' barrio'' Centro of Montevideo, Uruguay. Located on 18 de Julio Avenue, the main avenue of the city, it originated in 1836 as the central space of the layout of the "Ciudad Nueva" ("new city"), outside ...
in the
Centro
Centro may refer to:
Places Brazil
*Centro, Santa Maria, a neighborhood in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
* Centro, Porto Alegre, a neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
*Centro (Duque de Caxias), a neighborhood of Duq ...
of Montevideo.
Route 1 crosses the
Santa Lucia River
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on the border between the departments of Montevideo and San Jose along a modern 4-lane bridge with a length of 800 metres. It was crossed by the old 2-lane bridge opened in 1925 on the old Route 1, which still exists today and is used as a shortcut by the people of
Santiago Vázquez.
Destinations and junctions
These are the populated places Route 5 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads.
;Montevideo Department
* Km. 9
La Paloma - Tomkinson, Route 5 North to Canelones,
Florida
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, Durazno,
Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó ( Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay.
Location and geography
The city is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the c ...
and
Rivera
Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...
.
;San José Department
* Km. 52 Libertad, Route 45 North to
Rodríguez
* Km. 61 (6.5 km after Puntas de Valdez),
Route 3 North to San José, Trinidad, Young,
Paysandú
Paysandú () is the capital of Paysandú Department in western Uruguay.
Location
The city is located on the banks of the Uruguay River, which forms the Argentina–Uruguay border, border with Argentina. It lies northwest of Montevideo via Rout ...
, Salto and
Bella Unión
Bella Unión is a city in the north part of Artigas Department of Uruguay.
History
The original settlement was founded on 13 May 1829 under the name "Santa Rosa". It was started by Fructuoso Rivera, who played a prominent role in the early histo ...
.
* Km. 101
Ecilda Paullier
Ecilda Paullier is a small town in the San José Department of southern Uruguay.
Geography
The town is located in the west part of the department, on Route 1, at the junction with Route 11, northwest of Montevideo. The stream Arroyo Cufré ...
,
Route 11 East to
San José de Mayo
San José de Mayo () is the capital city of the San José Department in southern Uruguay.
Location and geography
The city is located at the centre of the state, on the intersection of Route 3 with Route 11, from the centre of Montevideo. The r ...
, Canelones, Atlántida and
Route IB
;Colonia Department
* Km. 127 (7 km after Colonia Valdense), Route 2 North to Rosario,
Cardona, and the Northwest to Mercedes,
Fray Bentos
Fray Bentos () is the capital city of the Río Negro Department, in south-western Uruguay, at the Argentina-Uruguay border, near the Argentine city of Gualeguaychú. Its port on the Uruguay River is one of the nation's most important harbours. ...
and Route 136 of Argentina.
* Km. 137 (17 km after Colonia Valdense), Route 54 South to
Juan Lacaze
Juan Lacaze, or Juan L. Lacaze, is a city located in southwestern Uruguay, within the Colonia Department.
Geography
The city is located on Route 54 in southern Colonia, (by road) east of the city of Colonia del Sacramento, and west of Montevid ...
, Route 54 North to Route 12.
* Km. 148 (28 km after Colonia Valdense), Route 22 North to Tarariras and then Northwest to Route 21.
* Km. 163 (43 km after Colonia Valdense), Route 50 Northeast to Tarariras
* Km. 177 Ends into Avenida Franklin D. Roosevelt of
Colonia del Sacramento
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References
External links
Viajando Por Uruguay, Rutas del Uruguay. Hoy; Ruta 1
Roads in Uruguay
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