Route 9 (Paraguay)

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National Route 09
Ruta nacional PY09
Dr. Carlos Antonio López
(Transchaco)
PY09 highlighted in red.
Route information
Length835 km (519 mi)
Major junctions
South endJosé Falcón
North endFortín Sgto. Rodríguez
Location
CountryParaguay
Highway system

National Route 9 (in Spanish, Ruta Nacional PY09, better known as Ruta Transchaco) is a national highway that crosses the Paraguayan Chaco, crossing the departments of Presidente Hayes and Boquerón in Paraguay. It starts at the Argentinian border in José Falcón and ends at the Bolivian border in Fortín Sgto. Rodríguez, traversing 780 km (485 mi).[1]

Distances and important cities

The following table shows the distances traversed by PY09 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near).

Km City Department Junctions/Tolls
0 José Falcón Presidente Hayes AR11/ PY12
20 Remansito Presidente Hayes
30 Villa Hayes Presidente Hayes
41 Benjamín Aceval Presidente Hayes
270 Pozo Colorado Presidente Hayes PY05/
415 Loma Plata Boquerón
434 Filadelfia Boquerón PY16
593 Mariscal Estigarribia Boquerón PY15
780 Fortín Sgto. Rodríguez Boquerón BO06

References

  1. ^ "Mapa Vial del Paraguay alta definición" (in Spanish). Asunción: Ministry of Public Works and Communications. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.