Federal Highway 190 (Carretera Federal 190) is a Federal Highway of Mexico.[7] Federal Highway 190 is split into two segments:[clarification needed] the first segment travels from Tehuantepec, Oaxaca in the east to Puebla City, Puebla in the west. The second segment travels from La Ventosa, Juchitán de Zaragoza Municipality, Oaxaca in the west eastward to Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chiapas. Fed. Highway 190's eastern segment ends at a Guatemala-Mexico border crossing at Ciudad Cuauhtémoc. The Pan-American Highway route in southern Mexico continues into Guatemala as Central American Highway 1 (CA-1).[8][9]
Federal Highway 190 | ||||
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Carretera federal 190 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Secretariat of Communications and Transportation | ||||
Length | 1,167.3 km (725.3 mi) | |||
Western segment | ||||
Length | 660.5 km[1] (410.4 mi) | |||
East end | Fed. 185 in Tehuantepec | |||
West end | Puebla City[2] | |||
Eastern segment | ||||
Length | 506.8 km[3][4] (314.9 mi) | |||
East end | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc[5] | |||
West end | Fed. 185 in La Ventosa[6] | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Mexico | |||
Highway system | ||||
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In its capacity as the Pan-American Highway, it is a major route for migrants traveling north from Central America. It was the site of the Chiapas truck crash in 2021. [10][11]