Federal Highway 45 (La Carretera Federal 45) (Fed. 45) is the toll-free (libre) part of the federal highways corridors (los corredores carreteros federales), and connects Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua through the Chihuahuan Desert to Panales, Hidalgo.Mapa Nacional de Comunicaciones y Transportes
It is operated under the management of the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation. Custody is the responsibility of the National Guard (GN). Fed. 45 is part of the Pan-American Highway. Federal Highway 45D is the tolled part of the route; in some areas the two run in parallel with the tolled section being faster.
Route The cities that are connected from north to south are Ciudad Juárez; Chihuahua City; Durango City; Zacatecas City; San Francisco de los Romo; Aguascalientes City; León, Guanajuato; Irapuato; Celaya, Guanajuato; Salamanca, Guanajuato; Querétaro City; Portezuelo; and Panales.
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