Ruta 8 (Bolivia)
| Ruta 8 in Bolivia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operator: | Administradora Boliviana de Carreteras |
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| Overall length: | 696 km | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ruta 8 in the Moxos Plain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course of the road
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The Ruta 8 is a national road in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Routing
The road has a length of 696 km and crosses the western part of the Beni department in a north-south direction . It begins in the Bolivian lowlands on the border with Brazil and runs roughly parallel to the Río Beni along the Moxos plain to the eastern edge of the Bolivian Voranden .
The northernmost section of Ruta 8, from Guayaramerín to Riberalta , is already paved, as is the southernmost section, from Yucumo to Rurrenabaque . It is planned to continue the asphalting of the area in between, so that the entire Ruta 8 should be asphalted in the near future.
history
The Ruta 8 was declared part of the Bolivian national road network " Red Vial Fundamental " by decree 25.134 of August 31, 1998 .
Route sections
Beni Department
- km 000: Guayaramerín
- km 032: Rosario del Yata
- km 086: Riberalta
- km 155: El Triangulo (El Choro)
- km 224: Cayú
- km 329: Comunidad Australia
- km 415: Santa Teresa del Yata pontoon
- km 470: El Triunfo
- km 499: Santa Rosa de Yacuma
- km 571: Reyes
- km 596: Rurrenabaque
- km 696: Yucumo