Route 1 (Paraguay)
National Route 01 | |
|---|---|
| Ruta nacional PY01 | |
| Mcal. Francisco Solano López | |
PY01 highlighted in red | |
PY01 near Paraguarí | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by MOPC | |
| Length | 382 km (237 mi) |
| Status | Open |
| History | Established 1967; rerouted 2019 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Asunción |
| PY10 in Paraguarí, PI PY18 in Carapeguá, PI | |
| South end | Encarnación |
| Location | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Major cities | Villa Elisa, Paraguarí, San Juan Bautista, San Ignacio, Coronel Bogado |
| Highway system | |
| National Roads in Paraguay | |
National Route 1 (officially PY01, Ruta Nacional Número 1), named after Marshal Francisco Solano López, is a national highway in Paraguay running 382 km (237 mi) from the capital Asunción south to Encarnación on the Paraná River. It crosses the departments of Central, Paraguarí, Misiones, and Itapúa. The route begins at the intersection of Choferes del Chaco and Fernando de la Mora Avenues (Cuatro Mojones) in Asunción and ends at the San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge over the Paraná.
Paraguay's second-busiest highway after PY02, PY01 connects the Asunción metropolitan area to the Argentine border and carries the bulk of overland freight moving between Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. As of 2025, the route is the subject of a public-private partnership (APP) contract worth more than USD 400 million to duplicate the carriageway between Cuatro Mojones and Quiindy.