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Route nationale 2 (French Guiana)

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 has a total length of . The highway provides a direct connection to Brazil via the Oyapock River Bridge.

Overview

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 Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport.

In the 1970s, the road was extended to Régina as an unpaved road. In the 1990s, work began on extending the road to Saint-Georges. In 2003, the road to Saint-Georges was completed and opened to traffic. In 2014, a grade-separated intersection with Route nationale 1 was constructed.

The Oyapock River Bridge over the Oyapock River was inaugurated on 18 March 2017, linking French Guiana with Brazil.

Traffic volume on Route nationale 2 varies significantly. In 2010, before the bridge opened, the average daily traffic was 23,185 vehicles at Balata, but decreased to 438 vehicles in Saint-Georges.

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