Mexican Federal Highway 36

Federal Highway 36
Carretera Federal 36
Highway system
Mexican Federal Highways ← Fed. 35 Fed. 37 →

Federal Highway 36 (Carretera Federal 36) is a Federal Highway of Mexico.^[1] The highway, located entirely within the state of Durango, begins in the city of Topia and runs eastward to the town of Los Herrera.

The Start of Mexican Federal Highway 36

Mexican Federal Highway 36 has an eastern terminus that starts from a "T" intersection with Mexican Federal Highway 45, as that highway extends between Santiago Papasquiaro and Tepehuenes. The intersection of Highway 36 with Highway 45 is 10 km north of Santiago Papasquiero and 42 km south of Tepehuenes. The location of the "T" intersection that is the start of Highway 36 on the east is Lat. 25.124952°, Long. -105.474425°.

The Route of Mexican Federal Highway 36 to the End of Pavement

From the intersection with Highway 45, Mexican Federal Highway 36 climbs up into the chain of coastal mountains to the west. The paved road extends for about 185 km (115 mi) until the pavement ends on the crest of the coast range, at Lat. 25.092121° Long. -106.487220°. Because the road winds as it climbs, the estimated average speed would be between 30 to 50 km (18 to 30 miles) per hour.

In the last 4 km (2.5 mi) of paved road, starting at a small community of Canada del Macho (Lat. 25.118271°, Long. -106.472833°) a network of unpaved roads leads down off the west side of the summit ridge to Canales, Durango, Mexico, reaching there after about 20 to 25 km (12 to 15 miles), descending in steep pitches from the ridge at about 2550 m. to about 1350 m. at Canales.

References

1. ^ "Mapa Nacional de Comunicaciones y Transportes". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes de Mexico. http://dgp.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/Atlas/turis2008.pdf. Retrieved December 11, 2008.