Route 10 (Uruguay)

Route 10
Ruta 10
Juan Díaz de Solís
Route information
Maintenance: Ministry of Transport & Public Works
Major junctions
West end: Canelones Department
East end: Aguas Dulces
Highway system

National Routes of Uruguay

← Route IBRoute 9 →

Route 10 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name Juan Díaz de Solís, after a national hero of Uruguay.[1]

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 of Montevideo.[2] Aguas Dulces is at km 277 of Route 10.[3]

There are three parts that constitute Route 10, all of them close to the coastline. Their total length amounts to about 162 kilometres (101 mi).

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 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) and stops at the resort Marindia.[4]
Coordinates: 34°47′22.8″S 55°51′7″W / 34.789667°S 55.85194°W

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 Negra before merging again with Ruta Interbalnearia. The length of this part (until Piriápolis) is around 15 kilometres (9.3 mi).[5]
Coordinates: 34°48′28.2″S 55°20′44″W / 34.807833°S 55.34556°W

The longest and most important part for the tourism connects Punta del Este with Aguas Dulces in the northeast.[6][7] On reaching Laguna Garzón, the road is interrupted and the crossing of cars across the mouth of the lagoon happens by ferry. There is a proposition for a bridge over Laguna Garzon, but its construction is debated because of the impact it would have on the environment.[8][9] The length of this part is around 140 kilometres (87 mi).
Coordinates: 34°42′17″S 54°21′16″W / 34.70472°S 54.35444°W

References

  1. ↑ "LEY N° 15.497". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1983. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Kilómetro cero en Plaza Cagancha". Junta Departamental de Montevideo. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Article of La Republica mentioning Las Valizas (6 km before Aguas Dulces) as being on Km. 271 of Route 10
  4. ↑ Mention of this fragment in Article 4 of Law 11.889
  5. ↑ Article on Route 10, Viajando por Uruguay
  6. ↑ Mention of a part of this fragment in Law 10.589 under "Grupo C"
  7. ↑ Mention of the end of this fragment in Law 18.375
  8. ↑ Uruguay’s Missing Link: The Garzón Bridge, InvestBA, 2011
  9. ↑ Article of La Republica about the bridge debate

External links

Coordinates: 34°48′0″S 54°33′53″W / 34.80000°S 54.56472°W

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