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Avenida Caracas

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Length
  
28.1 km (17.5 mi)

South end
  
Usme

Location
  
Bogotá  Colombia

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North end
  
Avenida Calle 80, Autopista Norte

Avenida Caracas is an arterial road in Bogotá, Colombia that runs through the city from north to south.

Contents

Map of Avenida Caracas, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela

Names

The road has four names along its stretch: Avenida Caracas, Troncal Caracas, Carrera 14, and Carretera a Usme.

Route

The road begins in the southern ward of Usme, where it is named Carretera a Usme. It runs north to Calle 70 Sur.

It continues north to the Portal de Usme, where it is known as the Troncal Caracas. It continues through the neighborhoods Ciudad Bolívar, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Antonio Nariño, Los Mártires, Santa Fe and Chapinero, until Calle 80 near the monument Los Héroes. It continues north to Chía with the name Autopista Norte.

Points of interest on the route

  • The TransMilenio stations Portal de Usme, Avenida Jiménez, and Tercer Milenio.
  • Parque Tercer Milenio
  • The headquarters of the Colombian National Police
  • Downtown Bogotá
  • Part of the commercial area Chapinero
  • The Los Héroes monument
  • References

    Avenida Caracas Wikipedia