Route 1 (Uruguay)

Route 1 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Manuel Oribe, a national hero of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Colonia del Sacramento to the west along the coast. The road is approximately 177 km in length.

The distance notation along Route 1 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo.

Route 1 crosses the Santa Lucia River on the border between the departments of Montevideo and San Jose along a modern 4-lane bridge with a length of 800 metres. It was crossed by the old 2-lane bridge opened in 1925 on the old Route 1, which still exists today and is used as a shortcut by the people of Santiago Vázquez.

Destinations and junctions
These are the populated places Route 5 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads.
 * Montevideo Department
 * Km. 9 La Paloma - Tomkinson, Route 5 North to Canelones, Florida, Durazno, Tacuarembó and Rivera.
 * San José Department
 * Km. 52 Libertad, Route 45 North to Rodríguez
 * Km. 61 (6.5 km after Puntas de Valdez), Route 3 North to San José, Trinidad, Young, Paysandú, Salto and Bella Unión.
 * Km. 101 Ecilda Paullier, Route 11 East to San José de Mayo, Canelones, Atlántida and Route IB
 * Colonia Department
 * Km. 127 (7 km after Colonia Valdense), Route 2 North to Rosario, Cardona, and the Northwest to Mercedes, Fray Bentos and Route 136 of Argentina.
 * Km. 137 (17 km after Colonia Valdense), Route 54 South to Juan Lacaze, Route 54 North to Route 12.
 * Km. 148 (28 km after Colonia Valdense), Route 22 North to Tarariras and then Northwest to Route 21.
 * Km. 163 (43 km after Colonia Valdense), Route 50 Northeast to Tarariras
 * Km. 177 Ends into Avenida Franklin D. Roosevelt of Colonia del Sacramento.