Route 8 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Juan Antonio Lavalleja, a national hero of Uruguay. It connects

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

with Aceguá in the northeast. The distance notation along Route 5 uses the same

Kilometre Zero In many countries, kilometre zero (also written ''km 0'') or similar terms in other languages (also known as zero mile marker, zero milepost, control stations or control points) denote a particular location (usually in the nation's capital cit ...

reference as Routes 1, 3, 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 of

. 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 in Montevideo, Avenida 8 de Octubre runs in a northeast direction and turns into Camino Maldonado in Flor de Maroñas, 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 * Km. 17.5 Villa García - Manga Rural, Route 102 Southeast to Carrasco International Airport and West to

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. ; Canelones Department *Km. 29 Route 101 Southwest to Carrasco International Airport. *Km. 31 Pando *Km. 39 Empalme Olmos, 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. *Km. 66 Route 9 East to Pan de Azúcar,

Rocha Rocha may refer to: * Rocha (surname), a Portuguese surname * Rocha, Moca, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Moca, Puerto Rico * Rocha, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Rocha, Uruguay, capital city of the Rocha ...

and Chuy. *Km. 69 Route 80 North to

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;

Lavalleja Department Lavalleja () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Minas. It is located in the southeast of the country, bordered to the north by the department of Treinta y Tres to the east with Rocha, to the south with Canelones and Maldonado, and to ...

*Km. 80 Solís de Mataojo *Km. 91 Route 81 West to

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& East to Route 60. *Km. 109.5

Parque Salus Parque is the Galician, Portuguese and Spanish word for "park", and may refer to: * Parque (TransMilenio), a metro station in Bogotá, Colombia * Parque (Lisbon Metro), in Portugal * Parque (Santurce), a subbarrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico * Jim ...

*Km. 116.5 Route 12 South to Route 9 & Punta Ballena. *Km. 118 Minas *Km. 143

Villa Serrana Villa Serrana is a tourist location in Lavalleja Department, Uruguay. It is located 25 km northeast of Minas Minas or MINAS may refer to: People with the given name Minas * Menas of Ethiopia (died 1563) * Saint Menas (Minas, 285–309) * M ...

*Km. 150 Route 13 Northeast to Aiguá & Route 16 (near the Laguna Negra). *Km. 181

Mariscala Mariscala is a small town in the Lavalleja Department of southeastern Uruguay. Geography The town is located on Route 8 (Uruguay), Route 8, northeast of Minas, Uruguay, Minas. History Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) category on ...

*Km. 215

Pirarajá Pirarajá is a village in the Lavalleja Department of southeastern Uruguay. Geography It is located on Route 8 and on its junction with Route 58, about north of Mariscala and northeast of Minas Minas or MINAS may refer to: People with the ...

, Route 58 West to Route 40 *Km. 237 Route 14 merges from the West (

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, Trinidad, Durazno, Sarandí del Yí and

Zapicán Zapicán is a village in the northwest of Lavalleja Department in Uruguay. Geography The village is located on the junction of Route 14 with Route 40, about east of José Batlle y Ordoñez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form ...

. *Km. 254 José Pedro Varela and Route 14 splits East to Lascano and

La Coronilla La Coronilla is a village in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. Location The village is located on the Atlantic coast on Route 9, about south of Chuy and the border with Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federat ...

. ; Treinta y Tres Department *Km. 284/285 Treinta y Tres, Route 98 Northwest to Route 7 & Route 17 East to La Charqueada ; Cerro Largo Department *Km. 395 Melo, Route 7 Southeast and Route 26 West and Northwest. *Km. 445

Isidoro Noblía Isidoro Noblía is a small town (''villa'') in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay. Location It is located on Route 8, south of Aceguá on the border with Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Br ...

*Km. 455 Aceguá & Route BR-153 of Brazil

References

External links

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

South end

Destinations and junctions

See also

References

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