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Route 1 | ||||
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Ruta 1 | ||||
Brigadier General Manuel Oribe | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Ministry of Transport & Public Works | ||||
Length | 174.29 km (108.30 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
East end | Montevideo (Bella Vista) | |||
Montevideo Department: • Km.9 La Paloma - Tomkinson | ||||
West end | Colonia del Sacramento | |||
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Country | Uruguay | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route 1 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Manuel Oribe, a national hero of Uruguay.[1] It connects Montevideo with Colonia del Sacramento to the west along the coast. The road is approximately 177 kilometres (110 mi) in length.[2][3]
The distance notation along Route 1 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo.[4]
Route 1 crosses the Santa Lucia River on the border between the departments of Montevideo and San Jose along a modern 4-lane bridge with a length of 800 metres. It was crossed by the old 2-lane bridge opened in 1925 on the old Route 1, which still exists today and is used as a shortcut by the people of Santiago Vázquez.