Chile Route 11
Template: Infobox trunk road / Maintenance / CL -RI
Región (Region):
- Región de Arica y Parinacota
The Ruta 11 (short 11- CH ) is a highway in the South American Andean country Chile. It belongs to the International roads in the country and carries the name Ruta 11 It belongs to the Corredor bioceánico, a road network that connects the Pacific with the Atlantic Ocean. The Ruta 11 is located in the north of Chile in the Región de Arica y Parinacota. Completely paved over its entire length of 192.2 kilometers. and connects via the border pass Paso Chungará Tambo Quemado the Ruta 5 and Arica with Putre, the settlements in the Altiplano and Bolivia. This pass is one of the most important passes in Chile. He should also link the port of Arica with neighboring countries and promote the activity of the port.
The highway begins at the roundabout Los Libertadores at the edge of the industrial area Puerta Las Américas, a few kilometers north of Arica. Resistant uphill ascending it runs next to the railway line to La Paz through the Valle de Lluta. At the end of the valley begins to narrow serpentine curves of the Pass El Águila. The route touches small villages and meanders around hills, mountains and Bofedale ( water-rich Moore), harboring the typical rich fauna of the region. It is also a major tourist route, because it leads to the Nature Monument Quebrada de Cardone and in the Lauca National Park.
Located west of the border crossing Puerto de montaña and on the southern edge of Lake Chungará is customs inspection. The road runs in Bolivia as Ruta 4 via Oruro further to La Paz.
The official function of these Ruta was ratified by Decree N º 2136 by the Ministerio de Obras Públicas de Chile ( MOP) in 2000.
Cities and towns
The towns, villages and settlements along the sections from north to south are:
Región de Arica y Parinacota
- Length: 192 km (km 0-192 ). The Ruta is called Avenida Libertador Simón Bolívar roundabout between Los Libertadores and the industrial area Puerta Las Américas.
- Provincia de Arica: Connection to Villa Frontera (km 0).
- Provincia de Parinacota: Connection to Putre (km 127 and 135), ends at the border crossing Chungará (km 185 )
Traffic Safety
Regional leaders such as the mayor of Arica, Carlos Valcarce have made public there attention to the poor state of the road and the number of serious accidents. However, there are doctors who say that for the accidents and the physiological effect of the height can be a cause to the driver. There remains disagreement among the experts on this issue.
In March 2006, crashed at km 46, a minibus over 250 meters into a ravine. In this accident, 12 foreign tourists died. On August 29, 2008 9 children were killed when a bus with 27 students in a curve flipped 5 km from Putre. Between 2005 and 2008 there were 31 deaths, including 4 Bolivian truck drivers.
The speed limit of the Ruta is 100 km / h in some areas even only at 30 km / h Due to the accident in March 2006, the Ruta guardrails were installed on some sections.
The track is also exposed to the effects of climate in the Altiplano. So there are always landslides caused by the rain and thermal fluctuations. Remedy to create metal fences that were installed in March 2009 and further change in the most vulnerable areas.
One can point out that on the Ruta circulate 4,600,000 vehicles of heavy traffic (according to the MOP), also there was a traffic volume of about 300 vehicles daily., Of which 100 are Bolivian truck.