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Route 26 (Uruguay)

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West-southwest end:
  
Route 3 near Paysandú

Length
  
486 km

East-southeast end:
  
Río Branco at the border with Brazil

Highway system
  
National Routes of Uruguay

Major cities
  
Tacuarembó, Melo, Uruguay, Río Branco, Uruguay

Route 26 is a national route of Uruguay. It is one of the main Uruguayan routes covering the country from west to east, connecting Río Branco to other cities like Melo and Tacuarembó. It's "Kilometer Zero"(starting point), is at the route 3 junction.

Contents

Map of 26, Uruguay

This route covers a distance of 486 km (302 mi). It bears the name of the politician and civil war hero Leandro Gómez.

Destinations

These are the populated places Route 26 passes through.

  • Paysandú Department
  • km 0: Near Paysandú, on the Route 3 junction
  • Tacuarembó Department
  • km 203: Tacuarembó city, the capital of the Tacuarembó Department, on the Route 5 junction
  • km 252: Ansina near the Route 44 junction
  • km 312: Las Toscas 7 km away from the Route 6 junction
  • Cerro Largo Department
  • km 398: Melo
  • km 485: Río Branco. It later merges with José Hilario Uriarte road, then Avenida Centenario, and later the

    • Barão de Mauá International Bridge.

    References

    Route 26 (Uruguay) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA