Provincial Route 2 (Buenos Aires)
| Provincial Route 2 | |
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| Ruta Provincial 2 | |
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 370 km (230 mi) |
| Existed: | 23 January 1938 – present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end: | Florencio Varela |
| NR A004, PR 1, PR 36, PR 13, PR 215, PR 59, PR 20, PR 57, PR 41, PR 63, PR 62, PR 74, PR 55, NR 226, PR 88 | |
| South end: | Mar del Plata |
| Location | |
| Major cities: | Chascomús, Lezama, Castelli, Dolores, General Guido, Coronel Vidal |
| Highway system | |
| Highways in Argentina | |
Autovía 2 Juan Manuel Fangio (also known as Provincial Route 2, formerly National Route 2) is an Argentine dual carriageway, which runs from Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata. The road was a National Route until 1990 when it was transferred to the Government of Buenos Aires Province. The Autovía 2 extends from the junction of Provincial Routes 1 and 36 and National Route A004, just on the traffic circle "Juan María Gutiérrez", which is the limit of Berazategui and Florencio Varela districts.
Autovía 2 has two toll booths, one in Samborombón managed by the company "Autovía del Mar" and another in Maipú. The entire road is currently managed by State-owned company "AUBASA". More than 30 fuel stations are placed on the route in its entirety. The route has also numerous phone posts to call in case of emergency. Another service is an FM radio station which gives reports about the conditions of the route.
Almost all the intersections with other roads are level crossings, without bridges to prevent accidents. There are also two railroad level crossings with Ferrocarril General Roca tracks.
This autovía has a North-South direction. It begins in the Rotonda Gutiérrez, where many important roads converge: Provincial Route 36, National Route A004, which connects to NR 1 (also known as Autopista Buenos Aires-La Plata), the fastest option to access to the city of Buenos Aires. There is a bridge over the traffic circle that joins the NR A004 with Autovía 2.
Some interesting points are the Chascomús Lake (distant 300m from the Autovía), the Autódromo Roberto José Mouras (a motor racing circuit named in memory of a famous Argentine racer), the industrial park of La Plata and the Chis-Chis Lake, famous for its fishing activities. In the city of Lezama the Autovía becomes an urban street, crossing the center of the city along the railroad station. After passing Lezama the Autovía becomes a road again.
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