Transverse Roads in Peru
Major highways in the Peruvian road network are divided into two categories: longitudinal highways (running north to south) and transverse highways (running roughly west to east).
There are 20 transverse routes (rutas transversales) in Peru, each one designated by an even number from 02 to 40 (officially, these route numbers are written as PE-02, PE-04 and PE-06 etc).
Transverse highways run from the coast, through the highlands and into the jungles to the east.
Unlike the longitudinal highways, therefore, the transverse routes help to connect the three geographic regions of Peru.
As they move from west to east, transverse routes (and branch roads) take on a further designation in the form of a letter (A, B, C, D etc). Route 30, for example, starts at the coast as PE-30; as it heads further inland -- crossing the longitudinal highways -- it becomes PE-30A, PE-30B, PE-30C and so on.
Below is a list of all the transverse highways in Peru and the administrative regions through which they pass. As you can see, the route numbers increase from north to south. Not all of the roads are entirely paved.
Visit the Ministerio de Transporte y Comunicaciones website for a complete table of rutas transversales in Peru, including branch roads, distances and route maps (click the name of the route and a map will open in a new tab or window).
There are 20 transverse routes (rutas transversales) in Peru, each one designated by an even number from 02 to 40 (officially, these route numbers are written as PE-02, PE-04 and PE-06 etc).
Transverse highways run from the coast, through the highlands and into the jungles to the east.
Unlike the longitudinal highways, therefore, the transverse routes help to connect the three geographic regions of Peru.
As they move from west to east, transverse routes (and branch roads) take on a further designation in the form of a letter (A, B, C, D etc). Route 30, for example, starts at the coast as PE-30; as it heads further inland -- crossing the longitudinal highways -- it becomes PE-30A, PE-30B, PE-30C and so on.
Below is a list of all the transverse highways in Peru and the administrative regions through which they pass. As you can see, the route numbers increase from north to south. Not all of the roads are entirely paved.
- PE-02 -- Piura, Cajamarca
- PE-04 -- Piura, Cajamarca, Lambayeque
- PE-06 -- Cajamarca, Lambayeque
- PE-08 -- La Libertad, Cajamarca, Amazonas, San Martin
- PE-10 -- La Libertad, San Martin
- PE-12 -- Ancash, La Libertad, Huánuco, San Martin
- PE-14 -- Ancash, Huánuco
- PE-16 -- Lima, Ancash
- PE-18 -- Lima, Pasco, Huancayo, Ucayali
- PE-20 -- Callao, Lima, Junín, Pasco (known as the Carretera Central)
- PE-22 -- Lima, Junín
- PE-24 -- Lima, Junín
- PE-26 -- Ica, Huancavelica, Ayacucho
- PE-28 -- Ica, Huancavelica, Ayacucho, Junín, Cusco
- PE-30 -- Ica, Ayacucho, Apurímac, Cusco, Madre de Dios
- PE-32 -- Arequipa, Ayacucho
- PE-34 -- Arequipa, Moquegua, Puno, Cusco
- PE-36 -- Moquegua, Puno, Tacna
- PE-38 -- Tacna, Puno
- PE-40 -- Tacna
Visit the Ministerio de Transporte y Comunicaciones website for a complete table of rutas transversales in Peru, including branch roads, distances and route maps (click the name of the route and a map will open in a new tab or window).
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