National Route 18[1] (officially, PY18) is a highway in Paraguay, which runs from northern Itapúa to Central, crossing also the departments of Caazapá, Guairá and Paraguarí.

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National Route 18
Ruta nacional PY18
PY18 highlighted in red
Route information
Length358 km (222 mi)
Major junctions
East endMayor Otaño
West endVilleta
Location
CountryParaguay
Highway system

History

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

Distances, cities and towns

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The following table shows the distances traversed by PY18 in each different department, showing cities and towns that it passes by (or near).

Km City Department Junctions
0 Mayor Otaño Itapúa   PY07
66 Naranjito Itapúa   PY06
107 Tavaí Caazapá
154 San Juan Nepomuceno Caazapá
174 Gral. Higinio Morínigo Caazapá
188 Gral. Garay Guairá
207 Ñumí Guairá   PY08
212 San Salvador Guairá
215 Borja Guairá
241 Tebicuary-mí Paraguarí
260 La Colmena Paraguarí
288 Acahay Paraguarí
310 Carapeguá Paraguarí   PY01
343 Nueva Italia Central
358 Villeta Central   PY19

References

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