Route 3 | ||||
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Ruta 3 | ||||
General José Artigas | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintenance: Ministry of Transport & Public Works | ||||
Length: | 564.6 km (350.8 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: |
Km.67 of Route 1 (near Puntas de Valdez & Rafael Perazza) Kilometre Zero is in Centro, Montevideo |
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San José Department: |
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North end: | Bella Unión | |||
Highway system | ||||
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San José Department:
• San José de Mayo
- Route 11 W > Ecilda Paullier, Route 1
- Route 11 E > Atlántida
Flores Department:
• Trinidad
- Route 14 W > Mercedes
- Route 14 E > Durazno, La Coronilla
Río Negro Department:
• Young
- Route 25: S > Route 24, N > Route 90
Paysandú Department:
• Paysandú
- Route 90 E
- Route 135 of Argentina
• 34.5 Km after Paysandú
- Route 26: E-SE > Tacuarembó, Melo
Salto Department:
• Salto
- Route 31 SE > Tacuarembó
Artigas Department:
• 23 Km before Bella Unión
- Route 30 NE > Artigas
Route 3 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name General José Artigas, a national hero of Uruguay. It is one of the most important highways in the country along with Route 5, connecting the south coast near Rafael Perazza with Bella Unión in the extreme northwest. The road is approximately 592 kilometres (368 mi) in length.
Although Route 3 starts at Km. 67 of Route 1, its distance notation uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo.