Route 9 (Uruguay)
| Route 9 | ||||
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| Ruta 9 | ||||
| Coronel Leonardo Olivera | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Ministry of Transport & Public Works | ||||
| Length | 274 km (170 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | near Dr. Francisco Soca | |||
| East end | Chuy | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Uruguay | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route 9 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Coronel Leonardo Olivera, a national hero of Uruguay. It connects Dr. Francisco Soca with Chuy in the northeast.
The distance notation along Route 9 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo. The length of the road, from its beginning at Km. 66 to its end at Km. 340 is 274 kilometres (170 mi) in length.