National Route 101 (Argentina)
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National Route 101 is a national road in the NW of
Misiones Province Misiones (, ''Missions'') is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes ...
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ending at Iguazu National Park. It runs for near the border between
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crossing the Missiones Province Departments of General Manuel Belgrano and Iguazú. After decades of difficult travel through this road, especially after rains, it was decided to pave it starting from the south end. The work was contracted with a financial agreement with the federal government and under the technical supervision and administration of the ''Dirección Provincial de Vialidad'' (Provincial Dept. of Transportation). In 2006 the ''Dirección Provincial de Vialidad'' paved the section between Bernardo de Irigoyen and
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. The next until the rural area known as ''Piñalito Norte'' were completed in mid-2007. The section between ''Piñalito Norte'' and Provincial Route 19 is under construction.Últimos kilómetros de la 101 - Dirección Provincial de Vialidad de Misiones
The following until Puerto Iguazú International Airport is unpaved, while the section from the airport to the junction with National Route 12 is paved.


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