Ruta Interbalnearia (which means Inter-resort Route) or Ruta Líber Seregni is a national route 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 southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. 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

Punta del Este Punta del Este () is a seaside city and peninsula on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Starting as a small town, Punta del Este later became internationally known as a resort for the Latin and North American j ...

to the east along the coast. The road is approximately in length. It is marked on maps and signs as IB. The distance notation along Ruta Interbalnearia uses the same

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reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 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 ...

Destinations and junctions

These are the populated places Route 5 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads. ;

Montevideo Department Montevideo () is a department (''departamento'') of Uruguay. It is by far the smallest department in area, but also by far the most populated. Its capital is the city of Montevideo, which is also the national capital. While most of the departme ...

* From the city centre up to the border with Canelones Department, Avenida Italia is the main route for

traffic Traffic comprises pedestrians, vehicles, ridden or herded animals, trains, and other conveyances that use public ways (roads) for travel and transportation. Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffic ...

to and from Ruta Interbalnearia. ;

Canelones Department The Departamento de Canelones ( es, Departamento de Canelones; ) is one of the 19 uruguayan departments. With an area of and 518,154 inhabitants, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones. Geography and climate Neighbou ...

* Upon crossing the

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over Arroyo Carrasco and entering

Ciudad de la Costa Ciudad de la Costa is a city in Canelones Department of Uruguay, on the banks of the Río de la Plata between the streams Arroyo Carrasco and Arroyo Pando. It is considered an extension of the metropolitan area of Montevideo which it borders to th ...

, Avenida Italia turns into Avenida de las Americas, which after ends at the old entrance of Carrasco International Airport. There, Route 101 (the extension of Camino Carrasco which goes to Pando) carries the traffic for another until its junction with Ruta Interbalnearia. * For the next , Route IB crosses the resorts of Ciudad de la Costa until the bridge over Arroyo Pando. * Salinas, Routes 34, 87 North to

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 ...

. * Atlántida, Route 11 North and then West to Canelones and San José. * La Floresta, Route 35 North to Dr. Francisco Soca. (This junction is a

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variant of a

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.) *

Cuchilla Alta Cuchilla Alta (the Spanish term for ''High Hill'') is a seaside resort of the Costa de Oro, in Canelones Department of Uruguay, Montevideo. Location It is located about east of Montevideo between the resorts Santa Lucía del Este and El Galeo ...

, Route 70 North to Route 9. ;

Maldonado Department The Maldonado Department ( es, Departamento de Maldonado; ), with an area of and 164,300 inhabitants (2011), is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado. Geography and climate Neighbouring departments are Rocha to the Eas ...

* Solís, Route 9 merges from Pando. * Pan de Azúcar, Route 37 South to

Piriápolis Piriápolis is a city in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is an important summer resort in the country, predating the larger and better known resort town of Punta del Este. Because it is mainly used as a resort, it has a relatively small per ...

, Route 60 North to

Minas Minas or MINAS may refer to: People with the given name Minas * Menas of Ethiopia (died 1563) * Saint Menas (Minas, 285–309) * Minias of Florence (Minas, Miniato, died 250) * Minas Alozidis (born 1984), Greek hurdler * Minas Avetisyan (1928� ...

and Route 9 splits East to

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 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 the ...

. *

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 ...

, Route 12 North to

. Note: The part from Pan de Azúcar until the Arroyo del Portero (before Pinares - Las Delicias) is marked in some maps and other sources as Route 93. * Upon reaching

Pinares – Las Delicias Pinares – Las Delicias is a resort (''balneario'') and southwestern urban extension of the capital of Maldonado Department of Uruguay. Location The resort is located on the coast of the Río de la Plata, just before its limit with the Atlantic ...

it turns into Rambla Claudio Williman all the way to

References

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