Short facts about transportation in Uruguay
| Railways: |
total: 2,073 km
standard gauge: 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge
(2000) |
| Highways: |
total: 8,983 km
paved: 8,085 km
unpaved: 898 km
(1999) |
| Waterways: |
1,600 km ( used by coastal and
shallow-draft river craft) |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Fray Bentos, Montevideo, Nueva Palmira,
Paysandu, Punta del Este, Colonia, Piriapolis |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 7,752 GRT/5,228 DWT
ships
by type: petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 15
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
5
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 49
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m:
16
under 914 m: 31 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
