Ruta Interbalnearia
{{Short description|Road in Uruguay}}
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{{infobox road
|country= URY
|type=route
|route= IB
|map= Route IB-Uruguay.png
|map_notes=
|length_km= 106.9
|direction_a= West
|terminus_a= Montevideo (Avenida Italia) >
|junction=Canelones Department:
(Avenida de las Américas) >
- Route 101 N > Pando
• Salinas -
- Routes 34, 87 N > Empalme Olmos
• Atlántida -
- Route 11 N, W Canelones, San José
• La Floresta -
- Route 35 N > Dr. Francisco Soca
• Cuchilla Alta -
- Route 70 N > Route 9
• Solís -
- Route 9 (merges from Pando)
- Route 37 S > Piriápolis
- Route 60 N > Minas
- Route 9 (splits) E > Rocha, Chuí
• Punta Ballena -
> (Rambla Claudio Williman)
|direction_b= East
|terminus_b= Punta del Este
|previous_type=route
|previous_route=1
|next_type=route
|next_route=10
|image=Ruta Interbalnearia cerca de Costa Azul.jpg
}}
Ruta Interbalnearia (which means Inter-resort Route) or Ruta Líber Seregni is a national route of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Punta del Este to the east along the coast. The road is approximately {{convert|90|km}} in length.{{cite web|url=http://www.reservas.net/alojamiento_hoteles/uruguay_mapasplanos.htm|title=Mapas & Planos - República Oriental del Uruguay|publisher=Reservas.net|accessdate=31 May 2011}} It is marked on maps and signs as IB.
The distance notation along Ruta Interbalnearia uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo.{{cite web |url=http://www.juntamvd.gub.uy/es/comunicados-de-prensa/609-kilometro-cero-en-plaza-cagancha.html |title=Kilómetro cero en Plaza Cagancha |publisher=Junta Departamental de Montevideo |date=25 March 2010 |accessdate=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120629114134/http://www.juntamvd.gub.uy/es/comunicados-de-prensa/609-kilometro-cero-en-plaza-cagancha.html |archivedate=29 June 2012 }}
Destinations and junctions
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These are the populated places Route 5 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads.
- From the city centre up to the border with Canelones Department, Avenida Italia is the main route for traffic to and from Ruta Interbalnearia.
- Upon crossing the bridge over Arroyo Carrasco and entering Ciudad de la Costa, Avenida Italia turns into Avenida de las Americas, which after {{convert|3.6|km}} ends at the old entrance of Carrasco International Airport. There, Route 101 (the extension of Camino Carrasco which goes to Pando) carries the traffic for another {{convert|2|km}} until its junction with Ruta Interbalnearia.
- For the next {{convert|12.5|km}}, Route IB crosses the resorts of Ciudad de la Costa until the bridge over Arroyo Pando.
- Salinas, Routes 34, 87 North to Empalme Olmos.
- Atlántida, Route 11 North and then West to Canelones and San José.
- La Floresta, Route 35 North to Dr. Francisco Soca. (This junction is a bowtie variant of a dumbbell interchange.)
- Cuchilla Alta, Route 70 North to Route 9.
- Solís, Route 9 merges from Pando.
- Pan de Azúcar, Route 37 South to Piriápolis, Route 60 North to Minas and Route 9 splits East to Rocha and Chuy.
- Punta Ballena, Route 12 North to Minas. Note: The part from Pan de Azúcar until the Arroyo del Portero (before Pinares - Las Delicias) is marked in some maps and other sources as Route 93.{{cite web |url=http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=13499 |title=LEY N° 13.499 |publisher=República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo |year=1966 |accessdate=28 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130421200518/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=13499 |archivedate=21 April 2013 }}
- Upon reaching Pinares – Las Delicias it turns into Rambla Claudio Williman all the way to Punta del Este.
References
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