Route 6 (Uruguay)

Route 6
Ruta 6
Joaquín Suárez
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Transport & Public Works
Length428 km (266 mi)
Major junctions
South endMontevideo
North endPaso de Frontera
Location
CountryUruguay
Highway system
Route 1 Route 27

Route 6 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1981, it was assigned the name Joaquín Suárez. It connects Montevideo with the northeast of Rivera Department, at Vichadero, with an extension reaching the border with Brazil. The road is approximately 428 kilometres long till Vichadero.

The distance notation along Route 6 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo.

The only cities apart from Montevideo it connects with are San Ramón in Canelones Department and Sarandí del Yí in Durazno Department. North of Canelones, Route 6 passes mostly through sparsely populated areas and connects with few small towns and villages.