Route 9 (Paraguay)

National Route 9
Dr. Carlos Antonio López
(Transchaco)
Route information
Length: 835 km (519 mi)
Major junctions
South end: Asunción
  Route 12 in Villa Hayes, PH
North end: Paraguay-Bolivia border
Highway system

Paraguay National Routes

National Route 9 (in Spanish, Ruta Nacional Número 9, better known as Ruta Transchaco) is national highway in Paraguay, which crosses the Paraguayan Chaco, crossing the departments of Central, Presidente Hayes, and Boquerón. It starts on Asunción's Botanical Garden and Zoo and ends at the border between Paraguay and Bolivia, traversing 835 km (519 mi).

Distances and important cities

The following table shows the distances traversed by Ruta 9 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near).

Km City Department Junctions
0 Asunción Asunción
7 Mariano Roque Alonso Central
26 Villa Hayes Presidente Hayes Route 12
34 Benjamín Aceval Presidente Hayes
270 Pozo Colorado Presidente Hayes
415 Loma Plata Boquerón
434 Filadelfia Boquerón
593 Mariscal Estigarribia Boquerón

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

7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12