| Country: | PRY |
| Type: | National |
| Route: | 17 |
| Length Km: | 380 |
| Direction A: | Southeast |
| Terminus A: | Salto del Guairá |
| Direction B: | North |
| Terminus B: | Pedro Juan Caballero |
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, in the northeast of the Eastern Region. The entire route is adjacent to the Maracayú and Amambai Mountains.
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]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Salto del Guairá | PY03 | ||
| 121 | Pindoty Porá | PY07 | ||
| 180 | Ypehú | PY13 | ||
| 210 | Itanará | |||
| 258 | Capitán Bado | Amambay | PY11 | |
| 380 | Pedro Juan Caballero | Amambay | PY05 |