Route 3 (Uruguay)

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Route 3
Ruta 3
General José Artigas
Ruta 3, Departamento de Paysandú.jpg
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Transport & Public Works
Length564.6 km (350.8 mi)
Major junctions
South endKm.67 of Route 1
(near Puntas de Valdez & Rafael Perazza)
Kilometre Zero is in Centro, Montevideo
Major intersectionsSan José Department:

• San José de Mayo
  - Route 11 W > Ecilda Paullier, Route 1
  - Route 11 E > Atlántida
Flores Department:
• Trinidad
  - Route 14 W > Mercedes
  - Route 14 E > Durazno, La Coronilla
Río Negro Department:
• Young
  - Route 25: S > Route 24, N > Route 90
Paysandú Department:
• Paysandú
  - Route 90 E
  - Route 135 of Argentina
• 34.5 Km after Paysandú
  - Route 26: E-SE > Tacuarembó, Melo
Salto Department:
• Salto
  - Route 31 SE > Tacuarembó
Artigas Department:
• 23 Km before Bella Unión
  - Route 30 NE > Artigas

  > BR-472 of Brazil
North endBella Unión
Location
CountryUruguay
Highway system
← Route 1→ Route 30

Route 3 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name General José Artigas, the foremost national hero of Uruguay.[1] It is one of the most important highways in the country along with Route 5, connecting the south coast near Rafael Perazza with Bella Unión in the extreme northwest. The road is approximately 592 kilometres (368 mi) in length.[2][3]

Although Route 3 starts at Km. 67 of Route 1, its distance notation uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo.[4]

  1. ^ "LEY N° 14.361". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1975. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Mapas & Planos - República Oriental del Uruguay". Reservas.net. Retrieved 2 June 2011.(Note: Length=180km, evidently a mistake)
  3. ^ "Information about the routes of Uruguay" (in Spanish). Turismo en Uruguay – Turismo Uruguayo .com. 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Kilómetro cero en Plaza Cagancha". Junta Departamental de Montevideo. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.