Route 10 is a
national route of
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of 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 the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
. In 1983, it was assigned the name
Juan Díaz de Solís
Juan Díaz de Solís ( – 20 January 1516) was a 16th-century navigator and explorer. He is also said to be the first European to land on what is now modern day Uruguay.
Biography
His origins are disputed. One document records him as a Portugues ...
, honouring the Spanish navigator.
The distance notation along Route 10 uses the same
Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of
Plaza de Cagancha 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 Du ...
of
Montevideo
Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
. Aguas Dulces is at km 277 of Route 10.
There are three parts that constitute Route 10, all of them close to the coastline. Their total length amounts to about .
A less mentioned part starts by splitting off
Ruta Interbalnearia after the bridge of Arroyo Pando and at its junction with Route 34, in Canelones Department. It runs for about and stops at the resort
Marindia.
Coordinates:
Another part, often mentioned as the "first", starts after the bridge over the stream
Arroyo Solís Grande, splitting from the Ruta Interbalnearia, crossing the resort of
Solís and running along the coastline until
Piriápolis, where it turns into Rambla de los Argentinos and the coastal road until Playa Punta Negra before merging again with Ruta Interbalnearia. The length of this part (until Piriápolis) is around .
Coordinates:
The longest and most important part for the tourism connects
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 grew to become a resort for the Latin and North American jet set and tourists. T ...
with Aguas Dulces in the northeast. On reaching Laguna Garzón there is a Circular bridge,
Laguna Garzon Bridge, connecting the Rocha and Maldonado counties.
Coordinates:
References
External links
Viajando Por Uruguay, Rutas del Uruguay. Hoy; Ruta 10
Roads in Uruguay
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