Avenida General Paz

The Avenida General Paz is a 24.3 km long highway in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The route starts at Avenida Lugones near the Río de la Plata and ends at the Puente de la Noria over the Matanza-Riachuelo River, which is essentially the boundary between the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the Province of Buenos Aires. Beyond the bridge at La Noria, it continues southeast as a popular route called Camino Negro, which is another highway. It is used as a route to access the City of Buenos Aires from the residents of the northern and western areas of Greater Buenos Aires, as well as from vehicles traveling to and from the north and west of the country.

Avenida General Paz is the land communication route with the highest volume of traffic among all national routes in the country, except for a short part of Route 9 between this route and the Camino de Cintura.

During its path, several large shopping centers and sites of interest can be found, such as Tecnópolis, the shopping center Dot Baires Shopping, the Children's Park, Sarmiento Park, Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez and Club Atlético Platense.

In the road network, it is part of National Route A001, together with the Southeast Access and the viaduct of the Nicolás Avellaneda Bridge. The maintenance of Avenida General Paz was conceded in contract until 2020 to the company Autopistas del Sol. It is considered free because it does not have toll booths; however, the costs are covered by the toll booths on the North Access.

Its origins date back to National Law 2089 of 1887, which established the new boundaries of the Capital, incorporating the districts of Flores and Belgrano, determining that "at the circumference of the city, a boulevard 100 meters wide should be built. Initially, it was conceived as a park avenue, and the construction work was carried out between 1937 and 1941. After several reforms, it was converted into a highway between 1997 and 2000. It bears the name of the Cordoban military officer José María Paz.