Route main road 40 (Argentina)

The Ruta Nacional 40 is an important road way of Argentine which crosses the country of north to the south, since Cabo Vírgenes ( course of the virgins ) in the extreme south of the Patagonie until Quiaca at the Bolivian border in province of Jujuy. It is a mythical main road which parallel to runs the Andes cordillera by connecting the most important national parks.

It is the longest road of the country, crossing the territory in its bigger length and traversing several of the tourist areas and the principal attractions of the territory.

Currently this mythical way was promoted like national tourist product. The road makes more than 4.928 km, starting in Patagonie with the sea level, crossing 20 national parks, important 18 cours d' water, connects 27 Andean collars and goes up until a little more than 5.000 meters of altitude on the level of the collar of Abra del Acay in the province of Salta.

The road passes by El Calafate, the Glacier Perito Moreno, the Lac Puelo, the town of El Bolsón, San Carlos de Bariloche, Villa Angostura. It belongs to Ruta del Vino ('' wine trail '') with Mendoza. It leads to the fossil layers of dinosaurs in province of San Juan, with the thermal springs of Catamarca, Tafí del Valle, splendid the Vallées Calchaquíes, the Quebrada de Humahuaca inheritance of Humanity like to the Puna.

Just as legendary road 66 of the the United States, the road number 40 is a symbol and an emblem of Argentina. She traverses eleven provinces: Santa Cruz, Chubut, Río Negro, Neuquén, Mendoza, San Juan, Rioja, Catamarca, Tucumán, Salta and Jujuy.

In 2006, the trunk road 40 is covered to 48%. The provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro are the only ones where the road is completely asphalted, tandis in those of Salta and Jujuy one finds few covered sections.

The principal promoter of this longitudinal main road was the periodist Federico B. Kirbus, thanks to certain articles and books. ( Mágica Ruta 40 or magic road 40 - )

Since one started to build the road in 1935 it changed several times of course. The current course goes back to November 2004, moment when one decided in addition to changing the milestones to fix the zero at his southern end, Cabo Vírgenes, the fine bottom of Patagonie.

It should be noted that the section ranging between Abra Pampa and Quiaca belongs at the same time to the Trunk road 9 and main road 40.

Crossed localities

The cities and localities by which this road passes (of the south in north) are the following ones:

Province of Santa Cruz

Course of 1317 km (km 0 has 1317).

Province of Chubut

Course of 594 km (km 1317 has 1911).

Province of Río Negro

Course of 145 km (km 1911 has 2056).

Province of Neuquén

Course of 684 km (km 2056 has 2740).

Province of Mendoza

Course of 638 km (km 2740 has 3378).

  • Department of Malargüe: Ranquil del Norte (km 2762), Gears Blancas (km 2882), Malargüe (km 2945-2949) and Coihueco Norte (km 2987).
  • Department of San Rafael: El Sosneado (km 2997).
  • Department of San Carlos: Pareditas (km 3177), Chilecito (Mendoza) (km 3180) and Eugenio Bustos (km 3193).
  • Department of Tunuyán: Tunuyán (km 3214-3216).
  • Department of Tupungato: no localities.
  • Department of Luján de Cuyo: Ugarteche (km 3262), Agrelo (km 3271), Perdriel (km 3274) and Luján de Cuyo (km 3280).
  • Department of Godoy Cruz: Godoy Cruz (km 3292).
  • Department of Guaymallén: Dorrego (km 3295) and Bermejo (km 3301).
  • Department of Mow Heras: Tired Heras (km 3303), Jocolí Viejo (km 3323) and Jocolí (km 3337).

Province of San Juan

Course of 333 km (km 3378 has 3711).

  • Department of Sarmiento: Villa Media Agua (km 3410).
  • Department of Pocito: Villa Nacusi (km 3457).
  • Department of Rawson: Rawson (km 3460).
  • Capital Department: San Juan (km 3462-3466).
  • Department of Chimbas: Chimbas (km 3467).
  • Department of Albardón: Villa General San Martín (km 3474).
  • Department of Ullum: Talacasto (km 3519).
  • Department of Jáchal: Niquivil (km 3596), access to San Jose de Jáchal (km 3612) and Huaco (km 3650).

Province of Rioja

Course of 296 km (km 3711 has 4007).

  • Department of Coronel Felipe Varela: Guandacol (km 3728) and Villa Unión (km 3769).
  • Department of Chilecito: Sañogasta (km 3849), Nonogasta (km 3859) and Chilecito (km 3874-3877).
  • Department of Famatina: access to Famatina (km 3898) and Pituil (km 3947).
  • Department of San Blas of los Sauces: San Blas (km 3994).

Province of Catamarca

Course of 276 km (km 4007 has 4283).

Province of Tucumán

Course of 38 km (km 4283 has 4321).

Province of Salta

Course of 388 km (km 4321 has 4709).

Province of Jujuy

Course of 219 km (km 4709 has 4928).

External bonds

  • Ruta 40 and Cueva of mow Manos

  • Information on the state of the road

References

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