National Route 158 (Argentina) Explained

Country:ARG
Type:National
Route:158
Map:Ruta Nacional 158 (Argentina).svg
Length Km:285
Direction A:Northeast
Terminus A:San Francisco
Junction: in San Francisco
in Villa María
in Río Cuarto
Direction B:Southwest
Terminus B:Río Cuarto

National Route 158 is a highway in Argentina, which is located in the center-east of the province of Córdoba. From the junction with National Route 19 in San Francisco to the junction with National Route 36 in Río Cuarto, it travels 285km (177miles).

This road is part of the Mercosur-Chile Corridor, defined by IIRSA as one of the three integration axes in Argentina.[1]

Formerly,[2] this road was Provincial Route 1. By means of an agreement made on 19 October 1976, this route passed into national jurisdiction. In 2012, National Route 19 was built as an extension, which begins at National Route 11 and ends at National Route 158. With the incorporation of the new section, new roads were opened for 118.5km (73.6miles).[3]

Cities

The cities and towns this route passes through from northeast to southwest are as follows (towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants are in italics).

Córdoba Province

Travel: 285 km (km 0 to 285).

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090603105003/http://vialidad.gov.ar/corporacionandina/historia_caf.htm Dirección Nacional de Vialidad, relación con la Corporación Andina de Fomento
  2. Rutas Nacionales - Centro Cartográfico Buenos Aires - c. 1975
  3. Web site: Habilitan un nuevo trayecto de la autovía de la ruta nacional 19.