Route 8 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Juan Antonio Lavalleja, a national hero of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Aceguá in the northeast.
The distance notation along Route 8 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in Central Montevideo. The length of the road, from its beginning at Km. 13 to its end at Km. 455 is in length.
South end Starting from Tres Cruces in Montevideo, Avenida 8 de Octubre runs in a northeast direction and turns into Camino Maldonado in Flor de Maroñas, at the junction with (and south end of) Route 7. Camino Maldonado continues in a northeast direction and turns into Route 8 in Punta de Rieles, 13 kilometres from Kilometre Zero.
Destinations and junctions These are the populated places Route 8 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads. {| class="plainrowheaders wikitable" |- !scope=col|Department !scope=col|Location !scope=col|km !scope=col|Destinations !scope=col|Notes |- |rowspan="2"|Montevideo Department |Punta de Rieles |13 |— |Southern terminus |- |Villa García – Manga Rural |17.5 |Route 102 |Southeast to Carrasco International Airport; west to Ángel S. Adami Airport |- |rowspan="6"|Canelones Department | |29 |Route 101 |Southwest to Carrasco International Airport |- |Pando |31 |—
|Empalme Olmos |39 |Route 82; Route 34 |Route 82 northwest to Route 7; Route 34 south to Ruta Interbalnearia near Salinas
|46 |Route 11 |South to Atlántida; northwest to San José de Mayo
|66 |Route 9 |East to Pan de Azúcar, Rocha, and Chuy
|69 |Route 80 |North to Migues |- |rowspan="7"|Lavalleja Department |Solís de Mataojo |80 |—
|91 |Route 81 |West to Montes; east to Route 60 |- |Parque Salus |109.5 |—
|116.5 |Route 12 |South to Route 9 and Punta Ballena |- |Minas |118 |—
|Villa Serrana |143 |—
|150 |Route 13; Route 16 |Route 13 northeast to Aiguá; Route 16 near Laguna Negra |- |rowspan="4"|Lavalleja Department / Treinta y Tres Department |Mariscala |181 |—
|Pirarajá |215 |Route 58 |West to Route 40
|237 |Route 14 |Merges from the west; via Mercedes, Trinidad, Durazno, Sarandí del Yí, and Zapicán |- |José Pedro Varela |254 |Route 14 |Route 14 splits east to Lascano and La Coronilla |- |Treinta y Tres Department |Treinta y Tres |284–285 |Route 98; Route 17 |Route 98 northwest to Route 7; Route 17 east to La Charqueada |- |rowspan="3"|Cerro Largo Department |Melo |395 |Route 7; Route 26 |Route 7 southeast; Route 26 west and northwest |- |Isidoro Noblía |445 |—
|Aceguá |455 |BR-153 (Brazil) |Northern terminus
See also BR-153 (Brazil)
References
External links Viajando Por Uruguay, Rutas del Uruguay. Hoy; Ruta 8