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 185 kilometres (115 mi).^[1] The highway provides a direct connection to Brazil via the Oyapock River Bridge.

National road 2
Route nationale 2
Route nationale 2 in blue
The early stages of construction as an unpaved road
Route information
Length	185 km (115 mi)
Major junctions
West end	RN1, Cayenne
Major intersections	RN4, Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport RD6, Roura RD5, Montsinéry RD50, Cacao Régina Saint-Georges
East end	BR-156, Oiapoque
Location
Country	France
Overseas region	French Guiana
Department	Guyane
Highway system
Highways in French Guiana

Overview

The highway starts in Balata, a suburb of Cayenne, at an intersection with Route nationale 1.^[2] The road was initially built to connect Cayenne with Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport.^[3]

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.^[4] In 2003, the road to Saint-Georges was completed and opened to traffic.^[5] In 2014, a grade-separated intersection with Route nationale 1 was constructed.^[2]

The Oyapock River Bridge over the Oyapock River was inaugurated on 18 March 2017, linking French Guiana with Brazil.^[6]

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.^[7]