Route 26 (Uruguay)

The Ruta 26, General Leandro Gómez is a street in Uruguay.

It runs in the north of the country from west to east mainly by the departments Paysandú Tacuarembó and Cerro Largo. She is one of the few national roads that do not lead, at least in the immediate vicinity of the capital, Montevideo.

It starts here north of the city Paysandú as an offshoot of the further north extending Ruta 3 For a few miles it touches on their way to the next major city Tacuarembó also the territory of the Departments of Salto. It crosses the Río Negro. This crossing was the longest with 962 meters road bridge Uruguay to Paso Aguiar. Finally she still performs Melo and Rio Branco before ending in the seaside resort Lago Merín.

Your name is due to the resistance fighters General Leandro Gómez.