Route 6 (Uruguay)
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Route 6 is a national route
of Uruguay
. In 1981, it was assigned the name Joaquín Suárez. It connects Montevideo
with the northeast of Rivera Department
, at Vichadero
, with an extension reaching the border with Brazil
. The road is approximately 428 kilometres long till Vichadero.
The distance notation along Route 6 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha
in the Centro of Montevideo
.
The only cities apart from Montevideo it connects with are San Ramón
in Canelones Department
and Sarandí del Yí
in Durazno Department
. North of Canelones, Route 6 passes mostly through sparesely populated areas and connects with few small towns and villages.
, just before the border with Canelones Department.
Montevideo Department
Canelones Department
Florida Department
Durazno Department
Cerro Largo Department
Tacuarembó
Rivera Department
National Routes of Uruguay
The National Routes of Uruguay are the most important transport routes in the country, linking all locations...
of Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. In 1981, it was assigned the name Joaquín Suárez. It connects Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
with the northeast of Rivera Department
Rivera Department
Rivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.- History :The Battle of Masoller, a noteworthy event in Uruguayan history, was fought on September 1, 1904; Masoller is situated on the boundary between the departments of Artigas and Salto, close to the Brazilian border.-Population and...
, at Vichadero
Vichadero
Vichadero is a small town in the Rivera Department of northeastern Uruguay. It is located on Route 6, and its junction with Route 27...
, with an extension reaching the border with Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. The road is approximately 428 kilometres long till Vichadero.
The distance notation along Route 6 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha
Plaza de Cagancha
Plaza de Cagancha, or Plaza Cagancha, also known as Plaza Libertad, is a square of the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo. It is located on Montevideo's main avenue, 18 de Julio Avenue, in the barrio of Centro.-History:...
in the Centro of Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
.
The only cities apart from Montevideo it connects with are San Ramón
San Ramón, Uruguay
San Ramón is a small city in the north of Canelones Department, in southern Uruguay. It is located on Route 6, about north of the centre of Montevideo and south of the village Chamizo of Florida Department. The town Tala lies to the east-southeast. Its status was elevated to "City" category on...
in Canelones Department
Canelones Department
The Canelones Department , with an area of and 485,240 inhabitants, is located to the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.-Geography and climate:...
and Sarandí del Yí
Sarandí del Yí
Sarandí del Yí is a city in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay. It is located on the north bank of the river Río Yi, and on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 14, about east of Durazno, the capital of the department...
in Durazno Department
Durazno Department
Durazno is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Durazno. Its name means "peach" in Spanish, referring to the department's peaches and its status as an agricultural breadbasket.-Economy and Geography:...
. North of Canelones, Route 6 passes mostly through sparesely populated areas and connects with few small towns and villages.
South end
Its extension in Montevideo is Avenida de las Instrucciones, which splits into Route 33 and Route 6 in Toledo ChicoManga, Toledo Chico
Manga - Toledo Chico is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Colón Sudeste - Abayubá and Peñarol - Lavalleja to the west, Canelones Department to the north and east, Villa García - Manga Rural to the southeast, Manga and Casavalle to the south.-External links:**...
, just before the border with Canelones Department.
Destinations and junctions
These are the populated places Route 6 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads.Montevideo Department
Montevideo Department
Montevideo is a department of Uruguay.It is by far the smallest one in area, and the most populated as well. It contains the city of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay. While most of the department is covered by the capital city, there are still smaller towns within its limits, e.g...
- Km. 18 Avenida de las Instrucciones turns into Route 6. At this point, Route 7Route 7 (Uruguay)Route 7 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1981, it was assigned the name General Aparicio Saravia, a national hero of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Melo in the northeast...
merges with it and both go Northeast. - Km. 21 Route 33 North to Routes 11 & 65.
Canelones Department
Canelones Department
The Canelones Department , with an area of and 485,240 inhabitants, is located to the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.-Geography and climate:...
- Km. 22 ToledoToledo, UruguayToledo is a small town in the Canelones Department of Uruguay. It is located on Km. 22 of Route 7 and on its intersection with Route 85. The stream Arroyo Toledo flows along the west and the south limits of the town....
- Km. 27 Route 6 splits from Route 7, turning North.
- Km. 32/33 Route 107 Northwest to SauceSauce, UruguaySauce is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on Km. 36 of Route 6 and its intersection with Routes 67, 86 and 107. The stream Arroyo Sauce flows along the east and the south limits of the city, and also through the park Parque Artigas...
and CanelonesCanelonesCanelones is the capital of the department of Canelones in Uruguay.-Population:In 2004, it had a population of 19,631. While Canelones is the capital of the department of the same name, it has a considerably smaller population compared with two other cities in the department, Ciudad de la Costa and...
, while Route 6 passes east of SauceSauce, UruguaySauce is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on Km. 36 of Route 6 and its intersection with Routes 67, 86 and 107. The stream Arroyo Sauce flows along the east and the south limits of the city, and also through the park Parque Artigas...
. - Km. 35 Route 86 Northeast to Route 11.
- Km. 50 Route 11Route 11 (Uruguay)Route 11 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name José Batlle y Ordóñez. It connects Atlántida to Ecilda Paullier.-References:...
West to Canelones, Southeast to AtlántidaAtlántida, UruguayAtlántida is a resort town of the Costa de Oro in Canelones Department of Uruguay, east of Montevideo. It is located on Ruta Interbalnearia, near the junction with Route 11. It started in the beginning of the 20th century as a resort for the elite class of Montevideo and remained so until the mid...
. - Km. 51 Santa RosaSanta Rosa, UruguaySanta Rosa is a small town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on Km. 51 of Route 6, only northeast of its intersection with Route 11 and east of Canelones, the capital city of the department...
- Km. 60 San BautistaSan BautistaSan Bautista is a town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 81, about north of the centre of Montevideo. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" category on 20 June 1901 by decree Ley No...
, Route 81 East to MiguesMiguesMigues is a small town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 80 with Routes 81, 88 and 108, about southeast of Tala and west of Montes. Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 15 May 1925 by decree Ley No...
. - Km. 70 CastellanosCastellanosCastellanos is a village in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 65, about south of San Ramón.-Population:In 2004 it had a population of 579....
, Route 65 West&South to San AntonioSan Antonio, CanelonesSan Antonio is a small town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on Km.55 of Route 33, south of its intersection with Route 81...
and to Route 11, East to Route 7. - Km. 79 San RamónSan Ramón, UruguaySan Ramón is a small city in the north of Canelones Department, in southern Uruguay. It is located on Route 6, about north of the centre of Montevideo and south of the village Chamizo of Florida Department. The town Tala lies to the east-southeast. Its status was elevated to "City" category on...
, Route 12Route 12 (Uruguay)Route 12 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name Doctor Luis Alberto de Herrera. It connects Florida to Minas.-References:...
East to TalaTala, UruguayTala is a small city in the north of the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on the intersction of Route 7 with Route 12, about north of San Jacinto, east of San Ramón and south of Fray Marcos of the Florida Department. Its status was elevated to "City" category on 28 April...
, Route 63 Southwest to Santa LucíaSanta Lucía, UruguaySanta Lucía is a city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 11 with Route 63, about northwest of...
.
Florida Department
Florida Department
Florida is a department of Uruguay. Its capital of is Florida.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 68,181 people and 21,938 households in the department. The average household size was 3.1...
- Km. 87 ChamizoChamizoChamizo is a small town in the Florida Department of central Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 94, about from the centre of Montevideo. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" category on 21 November 1931 by decree Ley No...
, Route 94 East to Fray MarcosFray MarcosFray Marcos is a villa in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay. It is located very close to the Santa Lucía River, on the junction of Route 7 with Route 94. Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 5 July 1956 by decree Ley No...
. - Km. 111 Route 56 West to FloridaFlorida, UruguayFlorida is the capital of Florida Department of Uruguay. It is located on Route 5, around north of Montevideo. The stream Arroyo Santa Lucía Chico flows along the east and south limits of the city...
, East to Route 7. - Km. 180 Capilla del SauceCapilla del SauceCapilla del Sauce is a villa in the north part of Florida Department of central Uruguay. It is located on Km. 190 of Route 6, about south of Sarandí del Yí of Durazno Department. Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 5 July 1956 by decree Ley No...
Durazno Department
Durazno Department
Durazno is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Durazno. Its name means "peach" in Spanish, referring to the department's peaches and its status as an agricultural breadbasket.-Economy and Geography:...
- Km. 200 Sarandí del YíSarandí del YíSarandí del Yí is a city in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay. It is located on the north bank of the river Río Yi, and on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 14, about east of Durazno, the capital of the department...
, Route 14Route 14 (Uruguay)Route 14 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Venancio Flores. It connects Mercedes, Uruguay and joins Route 9 on the east coast near La Coronila.-References:...
West to DuraznoDuraznoDurazno is the capital of Durazno in Uruguay. It is located at the intersection of Routes 5 and 41, in the south of the department, close to the borders with the departments of Flores to the southwest and Florida| to the southeast. It is only northeast of the city of Trinidad, capital of Flores...
, TrinidadTrinidad, UruguayTrinidad is the capital city of Flores in southern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 3 with Route 14.-History:Named for the Spanish word for 'Trinity', its naming reflects a less secular period in the country's history. The city was initially called: 'Santísima Trinidad de los...
& MercedesMercedes, UruguayMercedes is the capital and largest city of the department of Soriano in Uruguay. It is located on the junction of Route 2 with Route 14, and is situated on the south bank of the Río Negro. Also Route 21 from Colonia del Sacramento of Colonia Department terminates in this city.Mercedes is an...
, Southeast to LascanoLascanoLascano is a small city in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located at the junction of Route 15 with Route 14, from Arroyo Aiguá which is the border with Lavalleja Department. Its status was elevated to "City" category on 3 November 1952 by decree Ley No...
& La CoronillaLa CoronillaLa Coronilla is a small town in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on the Atlantic coast on Route 9, about south of Chuy and the border with Brazil. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" category on 13 November 1951 by decree Ley No...
. - Km. 235 Route 43 Northwest to San Gregorio de PolancoSan Gregorio de PolancoSan Gregorio del Polanco is a small town in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. It is located on a peninsula on the north shore of the artificial lake Lago Rincón del Bonete and along Route 43, about south of the department capital city of Tacuarembó...
and to Routes 59 & 5.
Cerro Largo Department
Cerro Largo Department
Cerro Largo Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Melo.-History:During the 19th and early 20th centuries, when intermittent periods of civil war occurred in Uruguay, the department was a stronghold of the Blanco party...
- It crosses a distance of only 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) in this department from the stream Arroyo de Cordobés at Paso del Gordo to the Río Negro at Paso Pereira, where it passes over the river on a hand pulled wire cable ferryCable ferryA cable ferry is guided and in many cases propelled across a river or other larger body of water by cables connected to both shores. They are also called chain ferries, floating bridges, or punts....
with single car capacity. 1.6 kilometre (0.994196378639691 mi) before the ferry, it meets with Route 38 which connects it with Route 7 near TupambaéTupambaéTupambaé is a village in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay. It is located on the border with Treinta y Tres Department, on Km. 334 of Route 7, about southwest of Melo. The railroad track Montevideo - Melo pass through the south part of the village...
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Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. It is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the capital city of the Rivera Department. Routes 26 and 31 also meet Route 5 within the city limits...
- Km. 360 Route 26 Northwest to TacuarembóTacuarembóTacuarembó is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. It is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the capital city of the Rivera Department. Routes 26 and 31 also meet Route 5 within the city limits...
, East-Southeast to Melo & Río BrancoRío Branco, UruguayRío Branco is a city in the Cerro Largo Department of northeastern Uruguay. It is located on the border with Brazil, at the east end of Route 26, about east-southeast of the department capital city of Melo...
. - Km. 399 Route 44 (border with Rivera) Northwest to AnsinaAnsinaAnsina is a town in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. It is located on the junction of Route 26 with Route 44, on the east bank of Tacuarembó River. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" category on 5 October 1950 by decree Ley No. 11.530, and then to "Villa" category on 3 May...
, Southeast to Melo.
Rivera Department
Rivera Department
Rivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.- History :The Battle of Masoller, a noteworthy event in Uruguayan history, was fought on September 1, 1904; Masoller is situated on the boundary between the departments of Artigas and Salto, close to the Brazilian border.-Population and...
- Km. 427/428 VichaderoVichaderoVichadero is a small town in the Rivera Department of northeastern Uruguay. It is located on Route 6, and its junction with Route 27...
& Route 27 Nothwest to RiveraRiveraRivera is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. It is located at the north end of Route 5, on the border with Brazil. The Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento is right across the border, only a street away of it...
, while also connecting to Minas de CorralesMinas de CorralesMinas de Corrales is a town in the Rivera Department of northeastern Uruguay. It is located on the banks of the stream Arroyo Corrales, on the intersection of Route 28 with Route 29, about south of the city of Rivera. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" category on 9 November 1920 by decree Ley No...
via Routes 29 & 28. - A smaller road extends north to Paso HospitalPaso HospitalPaso Hospital or Hospital is a village in the Rivera Department of northeastern Uruguay. In 2004 it had a population of 293.-External links:*...
(Km. 445) and the BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian border (Km. 465).