The National Routes of Uruguay (officially in Spanish, Rutas nacionales de Uruguay) are the most important transport routes in the country, linking all locations. It has a network of 8,698 km of which 303 km are with concrete, asphalt 3,164 km, 4,220 km bituminous and 1,009 km rough.
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Types of routes
The Ministry of Transport and Public Works classifies Uruguayan Routes as Corredor Internacional, Primary Network (Red Primaria), Secondary Network (Red Secundaria) and Tertiary Network (Red Terciaria).
Corredor Internacional
Pathways linking Montevideo with the main points of departure from Uruguay.
Primary network
Pathways linking other department capitals.
Secondary and tertiary networks
Minor roads linking towns, some resorts or important agribusiness areas.
References
National Routes of Uruguay Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA