Route 1 (Paraguay)

National Route 1
Mcal. Francisco Solano López
Route information
Length: 370 km (230 mi)
Major junctions
North end: Asunción
 
Route 2 in San Lorenzo, CE 
Route 4 in San Ignacio, MS
Route 8 in Coronel Bogado, IT
Route 6 in Encarnación, IT
South end: Encarnación
Highway system

Paraguay National Routes

National Route 1 (in Spanish, Ruta Nacional Número 1, or simply Ruta 1) is one of the most important and one of the first highways in Paraguay, which runs from the capital city, Asunción to Itapua Department's capital, Encarnación. Crossing the departments of Central, Paraguarí, Misiones and Itapua. It starts on Avenida Eusebio Ayala, and ends at the San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge, on the Paraná River, traversing 370 km (230 mi).

Distances and important cities

The following table shows the distances traversed by Ruta 1 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near).

Km City Department Junctions
0 Asunción Asunción
6 Fernando de la Mora Central
10 San Lorenzo Central Route 2
20 Capiatá Central
25 Juan Augusto Saldívar Central
36 Itá Central
48 Yaguarón Paraguarí
69 Paraguarí Paraguarí
83 Carapeguá Paraguarí
95 San Roque G. de Santa Cruz Paraguarí
109 Quiindy Paraguarí
138 Caapucú Paraguarí
160 Villa Florida Misiones
178 San Miguel Misiones
196 San Juan Bautista Misiones
224 San Ignacio Misiones Route 4
243 Santa Rosa Misiones
252 San Patricio Misiones
288 General Delgado Itapúa
320 Coronel Bogado Itapúa Route 8
330 Carmen del Paraná Itapúa
370 Encarnación Itapúa Route 6

National Roads in Paraguay
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6

7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12