Ruta 9 (Chile)

Ruta 9 in Chile
Basic data
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Región (region):	Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena
The Ruta 9 just before Cerro Castillo.
Course of the road Argentina - Chile ( Paso Fronterizo Baguales Oriental ) Sierra Dorotea CH-250 Gobernador Philippi CH-255 (291.3)  Cerro Castillo (0.0)  Plaza de Armas de Punta Arenas (60)  Fuerte Bulnes

The Ruta 9 ( RN 9 for short ) is a trunk road in the South American Andean state of Chile . It is called Ruta 9 Longitudinal . The Ruta 9 is located in the south of Chile. It unites the continental zone of the Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena from north to south. It rises in the border pass Paso Fronterizo Baguales Oriental at an altitude of 1271 m. It passes Cerro Castillo , Puerto Natales and Punta Arenas , the banks of the Estrecho de Magallanes and finally ends in Fuerte Bulnes , just a few kilometers from Cape Froward , the southernmost point of the South American mainland. It has the status of a national longitudinal axis .

The section from Baguales Oriental Estancia Las Chilenitas is completely unpaved. It is a gravel road from Las Chilenitas to the municipality of Torres del Paine . From the latter to Río Amarillo (in the south of Punta Arenas) it is paved. The section Río Amarillo- Fuerte Bulnes is currently graveled, but is paved.

Significant places along the route are:

• Ruta 9 Norte (km 291.30): Cerro Castillo
• Kilometer 0.0: Plaza de Armas de Punta Arenas .
• Ruta 9 Sur (km 60): Fuerte Bulnes

Individual evidence

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