Ruta 40 (Bolivia)
| Ruta 40 in Bolivia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Basic data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator: | Administradora Boliviana de Carreteras |
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| Start of the street: |
Puente Villa ( 16 ° 24 ′ S , 67 ° 39 ′ W ) |
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| End of street: |
Coroico ( 16 ° 11 ′ S , 67 ° 44 ′ W ) |
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| Overall length: | 54 km | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ruta 40 a few kilometers from Coroico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course of the road
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Map with all coordinates: The Ruta 40 is a national road in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Routing
The road has a length of 54 kilometers and runs in the region of the Bolivian Yungas on the eastern slope of the high mountain ridge of the Cordillera Real .
The Ruta 40 runs from southeast to northwest in the eastern part of the La Paz department . The road begins as a junction of Ruta 25 at the village of Puente Villa in the valley of the Río Unduavi . It then leads first in a northerly direction to Coripata and further in a north-westerly direction via Arapata to Coroico , where it connects to Ruta 3 , which comes from the direction of La Paz and leads through the Yungas region into the Bolivian lowlands.
The Ruta 40 is not paved, it consists of gravel and dirt roads along its entire length.
history
The road was declared with Ley 3438 of July 16, 2006 as part of the Bolivian national road network Red Vial Fundamental .
Sections of the route in the La Paz department
South Yungas Province
- km 000: Puente Villa