Route 3 (Paraguay)

National Route 3 (officially, PY03, better known as Ruta Tres) is a highway in Paraguay, which runs from Asunción to the border city of Salto del Guairá, the capital of the Canindeyú Department. It crosses the Capital District and 4 departments. It has many junctions with other national routes.

National Route 03
Ruta nacional PY03
Gral. Elizardo Aquino
PY03 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	413 km (257 mi)
Major junctions
Southwest end	Asunción
Major intersections	PY09 in Mariano R. Alonso, CE PY21 in Juan de Mena, CR PY22 and PY08 in San Estanislao, SP PY13 in Curuguaty, CY PY07 in Katueté, CY PY17 and BR-163 in Salto del Guairá, CY
Northeast end	Salto del Guairá
Location
Country	Paraguay
Highway system
Highways in Paraguay

Distances, cities and towns

The following table shows the distances traversed by PY03 in each different department, showing cities and towns that it passes by (or near).

Km	City	Department	Junctions
0	Asunción	Capital District
14	Mariano Roque Alonso	Central	PY09
21	Limpio	Central
36	Emboscada	Cordillera
65	Arroyos y Esteros	Cordillera
85	Juan de Mena	Cordillera	PY21
116	Veinticinco de Diciembre	San Pedro
151	San Estanislao	San Pedro	PY22 and PY08
203	Yrybucuá	San Pedro
223	Yasy Cañy	Canindeyú
245	Curuguaty	Canindeyú	PY13
357	Katueté	Canindeyú	PY07
371	Gral. Francisco Caballero A.	Canindeyú
376	La Paloma	Canindeyú
413	Salto del Guairá	Canindeyú	PY17 and BR-163