In Argentina, a national route is one managed by the nation's government.
National route is a concept used in Argentina to name those routes whose maintenance corresponds to the national government (that is, not to provincial or municipal authorities). The body in charge of this task is called the National Highway Directorate .
It should be noted that a route is a road , a road or a path that allows you to travel on board a vehicle from one point to another. National , for its part, is that linked to a nation (the territory and/or the inhabitants of a country).
National route management
National routes can be managed in different ways. In some cases, maintenance is carried out directly by personnel from the National Roads Directorate ; In others, responsibility is transferred to provincial entities or, in the case of border routes, to the National Gendarmerie .
Other options are for national routes to be maintained by private companies bidding or through a toll system . In this case, road users must pay each time they use the road.
There are many national routes in Argentine territory.
Traffic rules
It should be noted that traffic rules are not the same on all national routes. While the maximum speed for cars on highways is 130 kilometers per hour , in some mountain areas it cannot exceed 60 kilometers per hour .
The maximum allowed speeds also vary according to the pavement of the route (although most of Argentina 's national routes are paved, there are gravel and dirt sections).
Examples of national routes
As an example of a national route, we can mention National Route 1 , popularly known as the Buenos Aires-La Plata Highway , which has an extension of 50 kilometers .
In addition to the already mentioned route, we must highlight others that are very relevant in the Argentine country, such as these:
- National Route 9 , which connects the city of Buenos Aires with the border with Bolivia . It has a route of about 1,967 kilometers and stands out for being completely paved. On its route it crosses provinces such as Santa Fe , Córdoba , Tucumán and Jujuy .
- National Route 11 , which connects the provinces of Santa Fe , Chaco and Formosa . It has a route of 980 kilometers and passes through cities such as Rosario , Colonia Benítez and Puerto Eva Perón , among others.
Spanish roads
In Spain , for its part, they speak of national highway instead of national route. It should also be noted that all of these roads are part of the State Highway Network , along with highways and highways. As a general rule, national roads have a nomenclature that begins with the letter N , which is followed by three numbers:
- The first number refers to the sector between radial roads from which it departs.
- The second number is the distance in a straight line from Madrid to its origin divided by 100 and in kilometers.
- The third number is your order number.
Laws y Royal Decrees proceden a establecer la normativa al respecto de las carreteras nacionales, como también se hace con otras que existen en territorio español como las redes autonómicas, las provinciales y las locales.