National Route 25 (Argentina)


National Route 25 is a 534-kilometer-long paved highway that runs through the center of Chubut Province, Argentina. It extends from the juncture with National Route 40 in Tecka to the bridge on the Chubut River in the city of Rawson. The highway crosses the Patagonian Steppe, joining sparsely populated areas.

History

This route was established by the Tehuelche people to journey between the coasts in the winter and the Andes in the summer. The route borders the Chubut River, which is the only source of potable water on the journey. After the establishment of Welsh colonies in the valley below, and encouraged by news sent from the Andes by Wisel and then by other caciques, John Daniel Evans ventured on this route in late 1885 together with Governor Luis Jorge Fontana in an expedition called Riflemen of Chubut. Years later and after a second expedition, Evans guided the first group of colonists to definitively establish themselves in the mountain range, linking the coast and the October 16 Colony on November 20, 1888.
The crossing of the Chubut River was made by raft until the construction of a bridge in 1957-1958.
On September 7, 2004, the National Highway Authority and Provincial Highway Authority signed an agreement exchanging Provincial Route 62 between Tecka and Pampa de Agnia for National Route 25 between Pampa de Agnia and National Route 40. This agreement was ratified by Provincial Law 5486 promulgated on May 31, 2006.

Route description

National Route 25 passes through the following towns :