National Route A008 is a
beltway
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highway
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for the city of
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...
,
Argentina
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. Built for traffic to avoid the congested city center, it allows drivers to bypass the city going around it in a much shorter time.
In its length, it intersects with
National Route 9,
National Route 3,
National Route 34,
National Route 11 and
National Route 174.
The official numbering system denotes this road as "A008" but this denomination is mostly unknown by the locals as it is still called "''Avenida de Circunvalación 25 de Mayo''" ("''25 of May Beltway Avenue''") commemorating the
May Revolution
The May Revolution ( es, Revolución de Mayo) was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. This Spanish colony included roughly the terri ...
of 1810. Some sections are named after different personalities by local decree. For example:
* the section from the east end on 27 Boulevard to the crossing of Ayacucho Street (old exit to the Rosario-Buenos Aires Road, now access to Provincial Route 21), is called ''"National Route A008 Tte. General Juan Carlos Sánchez"'' by decree #232 of 14 May 1981.
* the section between
Eva Perón
María Eva Duarte de Perón (; ; 7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952), better known as just Eva Perón or by the nickname Evita (), was an Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 194 ...
Street and the exit to
Santa Fe (the province capital) on the intersection with Rondeau Boulevard is called ''"National Route A008 Dr. Constantino Razzetti"'' by law #25769 of 1 September 2003.
National roads in Santa Fe Province
Tourism in Argentina
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