Route 7 (Paraguay)

National Route 7 shield

National Route 7
Ruta Nacional Número 7
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
Route information
Length: 193 km (120 mi)
Major junctions
West end: Coronel Oviedo
 

Route 2 in Coronel Oviedo, CG
Route 8 in Coronel Oviedo, CG

Route 6 in Minga Guazú, AP
East end: Ciudad del Este
Highway system
Paraguay National Routes

National Route 7 (in Spanish, officially Ruta Nacional N° 7 "José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia",, or simply Ruta 7) is an important highway of Paraguay. It links the departmental capitals of Caaguazú and Alto Paraná, Coronel Oviedo and Ciudad del Este, respectively. Crossing a total of 10 districts of both departments. It starts on the roundabout of Coronel Oviedo and ends at the Friendship Bridge, on the Paraná River, traversing 193 km (120 mi).

Distances and important cities

The following table shows the distances traversed by Ruta 7 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near).

Km City Department Junctions
0 Coronel Oviedo Caaguazú Route 2 Route 8
47 Caaguazú Caaguazú
72 Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos Caaguazú
84 Doctor J. Eulogio Estigarribia Caaguazú
112 José Domingo Ocampos Caaguazú
118 Juan Emilio O'Leary Alto Paraná
130 Doctor Juan León Mallorquín Alto Paraná
156 Yguazú Alto Paraná
180 Minga Guazú Alto Paraná Route 6
193 Ciudad del Este Alto Paraná
Route 1 near Minga Guazú.