Route 9 (Paraguay)

National Route 09
Ruta nacional PY09
Dr. Carlos Antonio López (Transchaco)
PY09 highlighted in red.
Route information
Length	835 km (519 mi)
Major junctions
South end	José Falcón
North end	Fortín Sgto. Rodríguez

Location
Country	Paraguay

Highway system
Highways in Paraguay

National Route 9 (in Spanish, Ruta Nacional PY09, better known as Ruta Transchaco) is a national highway in Paraguay, which crosses the Paraguayan Chaco, crossing the departments of Presidente Hayes, and Boquerón. It starts at the Argentinian border in José Falcón and ends at the Bolivian border in Fortín Sgto. Rodríguez, traversing 780 km (485 mi).

It is important to note that the last 130 km (81 mi), or so, of the route from Asunción to the Bolivian border which is shown on the accompanying map, no longer represents the de facto highway between Paraguay and Bolivia. Coming from Asunción the actual asphalt highway turns left (south-west) at a place on Ruta 9 called Estancia La Patria ( 21°21′07″S 61°31′20″W / 21.3520564°S 61.5221063°W / -21.3520564; -61.5221063 (Estancia La Patria) ).^[1] After turning left the asphalt highway continues south-west and west for 115 km (71 mi) to cross the Paraguay-Bolivia border at 21°40′22″S 62°27′29″W / 21.67264°S 62.4579505°W / -21.67264; -62.4579505 (Paraguay-Bolivia border). From there 110 km (68 mi), or so, of good quality gravel road leads to the first substantial Bolivian town, Villamontes.^[2]

Distances and important cities

The following table shows the distances traversed by PY09 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near).

Km	City	Department	Junctions/Tolls
0	José Falcón	Presidente Hayes	AR11/ PY12
20	Remansito	Presidente Hayes
30	Villa Hayes	Presidente Hayes
41	Benjamín Aceval	Presidente Hayes
270	Pozo Colorado	Presidente Hayes	PY05/
415	Loma Plata	Boquerón
434	Filadelfia	Boquerón	PY16
593	Mariscal Estigarribia	Boquerón	PY15
780	Fortín Sgto. Rodríguez	Boquerón	BO06