Route 17 (Paraguay)

Highway in Paraguay

National Route 17

Ruta nacional PY17
Route information
Length| 380 km (240 mi)
Major junctions
Southeast end| Salto del Guairá
North end| Pedro Juan Caballero
Location
Country| Paraguay
Highway system

* Highways in Paraguay

National Route 17 (officially, PY17, simply known as Ruta de la Soberanía)[1] is a highway in Paraguay, which runs from Salto del Guairá to Pedro Juan Caballero, both on the border with Brazil. It has an extension of 380 km (240 mi), in the northeast of the Eastern Region. The entire route is adjacent to the Maracayú and Amambai Mountains.

## History

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With the Resolution N° 1090/19, it obtained its current number and elevated to National Route in 2019 by the MOPC (Ministry of Public Works and Communications).[2]

## Distances, cities and towns

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The following table shows the distances traversed by National Route 17 in each different department, showing cities and towns that it passes by (or near).

Km | City | Department | Junctions

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0  | Salto del Guairá |  Canindeyú |  PY03
121  | Pindoty Porá |  Canindeyú |  PY07
180  | Ypehú |  Canindeyú |  PY13
210  | Itanará |  Canindeyú |
258  | Capitán Bado |  Amambay |  PY11
380  | Pedro Juan Caballero |  Amambay |  PY05

## References

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1. ^ "MOPC construirá la "Ruta de la Soberanía" en la frontera con Brasil" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 December 2019.
2. ^ "Actualización de la Red Vial de Rutas Nacionales del Paraguay" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 May 2021.

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National Roads in Paraguay

* PY01
* PY02
* PY03
* PY04
* PY05
* PY06
* PY07
* PY08
* PY09
* PY10
* PY11
* PY12
* PY13
* PY14
* PY15
* PY16
* PY17
* PY18
* PY19
* PY20
* PY21
* PY22

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