Route 8 is a national route of

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. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General

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, a national hero of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Aceguá in the northeast. The distance notation along Route 5 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the

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of Montevideo. The length of the road, from its beginning at Km. 13 to its end at Km. 455 is in length.

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Starting from

Tres Cruces Tres Cruces is a '' barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Its name means "three crossings", referring to the three major transportation routes which intersect in the area: Avenida 18 de Julio, Bulevar Artigas and Avenida ...

in Montevideo, Avenida 8 de Octubre runs in a northeast direction and turns into Camino Maldonado in

Flor de Maroñas Flor de Maroñas is a '' barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Location It borders Villa Española to the southwest, Ituzaingó to the west, Jardines del Hipódromo to the north and northwest, Bañados de Carrasco to the ...

, at the junction with (and south end of) Route 7. Camino Maldonado continues in a northeast direction and turns into Route 8 in Punta de Rieles, 13 kilometres from Kilometre Zero.

Destinations and junctions

These are the populated places Route 8 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads. ;

Montevideo Department Montevideo () is a department (''departamento'') of Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and so ...

* Km. 17.5 Villa García - Manga Rural, Route 102 Southeast to

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and West to Ángel S. Adami Airport. ;

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*Km. 29 Route 101 Southwest to Carrasco International Airport. *Km. 31 Pando *Km. 39

Empalme Olmos Empalme Olmos is a village in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Empalme Olmos is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs. Location The village is located at the junction of Route 8 (Uruguay), Route 8 with Routes 8 ...

, Route 82 Northwest to Route 7 & Route 34 South to Ruta Interbalnearia near Salinas. *Km. 46 Route 11 South to Atlántida & Northwest 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 (Uruguay), Route 3 with Route 11 (Uruguay), Route 11, ...

. *Km. 66 Route 9 East to Pan de Azúcar, Rocha and

Chuy Chuy () is a city in the extreme east of Uruguay, in the Rocha Department, northeast of Montevideo. It lies on the border with Brazil, separated from its Brazilian sister town of Chuí only by a shared avenue that serves as the border, and by th ...

. *Km. 69 Route 80 North to Migues ; Lavalleja Department *Km. 80 Solís de Mataojo *Km. 91 Route 81 West to Montes & East to Route 60. *Km. 109.5 Parque Salus *Km. 116.5 Route 12 South to Route 9 &

Punta Ballena Punta Ballena is a small peninsula (''punta'') and a resort (''balneario''), as well as an important tourist attraction on the coast of Río de la Plata in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It comprises an approximately long stripe ...

. *Km. 118

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*Km. 143

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*Km. 150 Route 13 Northeast to

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& Route 16 (near the Laguna Negra). *Km. 181 Mariscala *Km. 215 Pirarajá, Route 58 West to Route 40 *Km. 237 Route 14 merges from the West ( Mercedes,

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, Sarandí del Yí and Zapicán. *Km. 254

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and Route 14 splits East to

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and La Coronilla. ;

Treinta y Tres Department Treinta y Tres () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Treinta y Tres. It is located in the east of the country, bordering the departments of Cerro Largo to the north, Durazno and Florida to the west, Lavalleja and Rocha to the south, wh ...

*Km. 284/285

Treinta y Tres Treinta y Tres () is the capital city of the Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay. Location The city is located on Route 8, on the north banks of Olimar Grande River. The city is almost surrounded by a populated rural area, a zone of ' ...

, Route 98 Northwest to Route 7 & Route 17 East to La Charqueada ;

Cerro Largo Department Cerro Largo Department () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Melo. It is located in the east of the country, bordering Brazil to its northeast with Yaguaron River as the natural border, Treinta y Tres Department to its south, Durazno ...

*Km. 395 Melo, Route 7 Southeast and Route 26 West and Northwest. *Km. 445 Isidoro Noblía *Km. 455 Aceguá & Route

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References

External links

Viajando Por Uruguay, Rutas del Uruguay. Hoy; Ruta 8
Roads in Uruguay {{Uruguay-road-stub

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Destinations and junctions

See also

References

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