Country: | GUF |
Type: | RN |
Route: | 2 |
Image Notes: | The humble beginnings as an unpaved road |
Map: | N2 French Guiana map.png |
Map Notes: | Route national 2 in blue |
Length Km: | 185 |
Direction A: | West |
Terminus A: | RN1 Cayenne |
Junction: |
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Direction B: | East |
Terminus B: | BR-156 Oiapoque |
Route nationale 2 (RN2) is a highway in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. The highway connects Cayenne with Saint-Georges and measures .[1] The highway provides a direct connection to Brazil.
The highway starts in Balata, a suburb of Cayenne, at an intersection with Route nationale 1. The road was initially built to connect Cayenne with the Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport.[2] In 1970s, the road was extended to Régina as an unpaved road. In the 1990s, work began on extending the road to Saint-Georges.[3] In 2003, the road to Saint-Georges was opened.[4] In 2014, a grade-separated intersection with Route nationale 1 was constructed.[5] The Oyapock River Bridge over the Oyapock River was opened on 18 March 2017 linking French Guiana with Brazil.[6]
The amount of traffic on Route nationale 2 varies greatly. In 2010, before the bridge opened, the average daily traffic was 23,185 vehicles per day at Balata, and fell to 438 vehicles in Saint-Georges.[7]