Chile Route 9

The Chilean highway Route 9 (9-CH) runs from the Brunswick Peninsula south of Punta Arenas north to Paso Baguales Oriental at the border with Argentina in Torres del Paine commune. Route 9-CH is the main highway of Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, and to travel between Route 9-CH and Chilean highways north of Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region vehicles have to pass through Argentina.

Route 9
Ruta 9
Route 9 crossing Patagonian grasslands near Cerro Castillo.
Location
Country	Chile
Highway system
Highways in Chile

View of the village of Morro Chico halfway between Puerto Natales and Punta Arenas. The road in picture is Route 9-CH

During the White Earthquake of 1995 a number of cars and two buses with passengers were trapped in the snow along the route.^[1][2]

Places along the highway

• Punta Arenas
• Villa Tehuelches
• Puerto Natales
• Cerro Castillo