Mexican Federal Highway 45

Federal Highway 45
Carretera Federal 45
Route information
Maintained by Secretariat of Communications and Transportation
Length:	1,491.73 km (926.92 mi)
Major junctions
North end:	Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
	Fed. 2 in Ciudad Juárez Fed. 10 in El Sueco Fed. 16 in Chihuahua 20px Fed. 24 in Hidalgo del Parral 20px Fed. 34 in Conejo 20px Fed. 23 in Durango Fed. 40 in Durango 20px Fed. 54 in Zacatecas 20px Fed. 49 in Troncoso, Las Palmas y Jiménez 20px Fed. 71 in San Francisco de los Romo 20px Fed. 120 in San Juan del Río 20px Fed. 57 in Puerta de Palmillas Fed. 85 in Portezuelo
South end:	Panales, Hidalgo
Highway system
Mexican Federal Highways List • Autopistas ← Fed. 44 Fed. 49 →

Mexican Federal Highway 45 (Carretera Federal 45) connects Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua state, through the Chihuahuan Desert, to Panales in Hidalgo state.

The highway is operated by the Federal Government of Mexico through the management of the Ministry of Communications and Transport Custody is the responsibility of "The Federal Highway Police", which in turn is part of the Federal Police (Mexico) (PF). Highway 45 is part of the Pan-American Highway.

Route

The cities that are connected from north to south: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Durango, Durango, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, San Francisco de los Romo, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, León, Guanajuato, Irapuato, Celaya, Guanajuato, Salamanca, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Querétaro, Portezuelo, and Panales.

Major intersections

State	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Hidalgo	Portezuelo			Fed. 85 – Zimapan, Nuevo Laredo, Pachuca, Mexico	Interchange
	​			San Francisco, Alfajayucan	Interchange
	​			Huichapan, Tecozautla (SH 30)	Traffic circle
	​			SH 21 – Nopala
No State abbreviation given	​			Fed. 57 – Mexico, Queretaro, San Juan del Rio	interchange
	Gap in route
	Queretaro			Fed. 57 – San Luis Potosi, Juriquilla, Queretaro Centro, Mexico, San Juan del Rio, Centro SCT QRO	interchange
				Club Campestre, Jardines de la Hacienda	interchange
				Candiles, Prolongacion Zaragoza	interchange
	​			Tejeda, El Pueblito	interchange
	​			El Pueblito, Los Olvera, Schoenstatt	interchange
	El Pueblito			Santa Barbara, Coroneo (SH 413)	interchange
	​			To Fed. 57 / Libramiento Sur-Poniente – San Luis Potosi	interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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