Mexican Federal Highway 45

Federal Highway 45 shield
Federal Highway 45
Carretera federal 45
Route information
Maintained by Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation
Length1,491.73 km[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] (926.92 mi)
Major junctions
South endPanales, Hidalgo
Major intersections Fed. 85 in Portezuelo

Fed. 57 in Puerta de Palmillas
Fed. 120 in San Juan del Río
Fed. 71 in San Francisco de los Romo
Fed. 49 in Troncoso, Las Palmas y Jiménez
Fed. 54 in Zacatecas
Fed. 40 in Durango
Fed. 23 in Durango
Fed. 34 in Conejo
Fed. 24 in Hidalgo del Parral
Fed. 16 in Chihuahua City
Fed. 10 in El Sueco

Fed. 2 in Ciudad Juárez
North end I-110 at the Mexico–US border at El Paso, TX, United States
Location
CountryMexico
Highway system
← Fed. 44→ Fed. 49

Federal Highway 45 (La Carretera Federal 45) (Fed. 45) is the toll-free (libre) part of the federal highways corridors (los corredores carreteros federales), and connects Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua through the Chihuahuan Desert to Panales, Hidalgo.[9]

It is operated under the management of the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation. Custody is the responsibility of the National Guard (GN). Fed. 45 is part of the Pan-American Highway. Federal Highway 45D is the tolled part of the route; in some areas the two run in parallel with the tolled section being faster.

Route

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

Major intersections

StateMunicipalityLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
HidalgoTasquilloPortezuelo Fed. 85 – Zimapán, Nuevo Laredo, Pachuca, MexicoInterchange
Alfajayucan San Francisco, AlfajayucanInterchange
Huichapan Huichapan, El CajonDual interchange
HuichapanHuichapan, Tecozautla (HGO 30)Traffic circle
Huichapan–Nopala de Villagrán boundary  SH 21 – Nopala
QuerétaroSan Juan del Río​ Fed. 57 – Mexico, Queretaro, San Juan del Ríointerchange
Gap in route
QuerétaroQuerétaro Fed. 57 / Fed. 45D – San Luis Potosí, Juriquilla, Queretaro Centro, Mexico, San Juan del Rio, Centro SCT QROinterchange
Club Campestre, Jardines de la Haciendainterchange
Querétaro–Corregidora boundaryCandiles, Prolongacion Zaragozainterchange
Corregidora​Tejeda, El Pueblitointerchange
​El Pueblito, Los Olvera, Schoenstattinterchange
El PueblitoSanta Barbara, Coroneo (SH 413)interchange
​ To Libramiento Sur-Poniente / Fed. 57 – San Luis Potosíinterchange
Guanajuato Apaseo el Alto
 No major junctions
Apaseo el Grande
 No major junctions
Apaseo el AltoSan Isidro del LlanitoSan Juan del LlanitoInterchange
Apaseo el Grande
 No major junctions
Apaseo el Alto
 No major junctions
Apaseo el Grande
 No major junctions
Apaseo el Alto​ Fed. 47D – PalmillasInterchange
​ SH 47 – JerecuaroInterchange
Apaseo el AltoSH 37Interchange; northbound exit and entrance
Apaseo el AltoInterchange; no southbound entrance
Apaseo el GrandeSan José Agua AzulS. J. Agua AzulInterchange
Apaseo el Grande To Fed. 45D – Apaseo el GrandeInterchange
Apaseo el Grande–Celaya boundary​San Miguel de Allende, Irapuato, Salvatierra (SH 45D)Interchange
CelayaCelayaTraffic circleInterchange
Avenida 2 de Abril – Jardines neighborhoodInterchange; direct southbound exit and northbound entrance
Fed. 51 – Salvatierra, MoreliaDual interchange with another road
(unsigned)Interchange
(unsigned) – Pancho Villa monumentInterchange
​San Miguel de AllendeInterchange
​Salvatierra (SH 45D)Interchange
San Isidro de Crespo To Captain Rogelio Castillo National AirportInterchange
CortazarLa FortalezaCortazarInterchange
VillagránVillagránVillagránInterchange
SarabiaSarabiaInterchange
MexicanosMexicanosInterchange
SalamancaValtierrillaValtierrillaInterchange
​ Fed. 43D – León, IxtapaInterchange
SalamancaSalamanca downtownInterchange
Fed. 43 – SalamancaInterchange
(unsigned)Interchange
SalamancaInterchange
Salamanca downtownInterchange
​To Mazda North American plantInterchange
Salamanca–Irapuato boundary​San Vicente, Loma de San AntonioInterchange
Irapuato​Irapuato industrial areaInterchange
Irapuato Fed. 45D – Guadalajara, La PiedadInterchange; south end of Fed. 45D concurrency
Fed. 45D – La PiedadInterchange; north end of Fed. 45D concurrency
Col Olivos MalvasInterchange
Irapuato downtownInterchange; no northbound exit
​ Fed. 43D to Fed. I20D – Morelia, Guadalajara, La PiedadInterchange
TaretanTurnaroundRight-in/right-out interchange
​Castro del Rio industrial areaInterchange; no left-turn exits
AldamaAldamaInterchange
GuanajuatoLos NicolasesLos NicolasesInterchange
Silao de la Victoria​ Fed. 110 – Dolores HidalgoInterchange
​Fipasi industrial areaInterchange; no signage northbound
Silao Fed. 110DInterchange
SH 77 – Central Camionera, San FelipeInterchange
(unsigned)Interchange
Colonias Nuevo Mexico To Guanajuato International AirportInterchange
​Puerto Interior industrial areaInterchange
LeónLos SaucesLeón-ComanjillaInterchange
LeónSanta Ana del CondeInterchange
Fed. 45D – Guadalajara, Aguascalientes, Lagos de MorenoInterchange
(unsigned)Interchange
Museo de la CiudadInterchange
Lagos de Moreno, San Felipe, AguascalientesInterchange
Boulevard la LuzInterchange
Boulevard Vicente Valtierra / Boulevard Vertiz CamperoInterchange
Boulevard Juan Alonso de TorresInterchange
Boulevard Téllez CrucesInterchange
Boulevard Hilario MedinaInterchange
Boulevard Antonio MadrazoInterchange
Boulevard IbarrillaInterchange
Boulevard Hidalgo (SH 87)Interchange
Avenida TransportistasInterchange
Central LeónDual interchange
Cataluña, Cartagena, CordilleraTraffic circle
Boulevard San Juan BoscoInterchange
​(unsigned)Interchange
JaliscoLagos de Moreno​(SH 537)
Lagos de Moreno Fed. 80 / Fed. 80D – Guadalajara, Aguascalientes, San Luis PotosíInterchange; south end of Fed. 80 concurrency
SH 302
Fed. 80 – GuadalajaraInterchange; north end of Fed. 80 concurrency
Encarnación de Díaz​SH 214 – Bajío de San José
Encarnación de Díaz(SH 307)
(SH 212)
​ Fed. 45D – Encarnación de DíazInterchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
​SH 214 – Nochistlan, Teocaltiche, Mexticacan
AguascalientesAguascalientesPeñuelas SH 2 – Aguascalientes International AirportInterchange
​ SH 69 – San Bartolo, LeónInterchange
​ Fed. 45D – Zacatecas, CalvilloInterchange
AguascalientesSH 110 – Ojuelos, Los Arellano, Planta JatcoInterchange
LeónInterchange
Avenida AguascalientesInterchange
Fed. 70Interchange; south end of Fed. 70 concurrency
Fed. 70 – San Luis Potosí, Alberca OlimpicaInterchange; north end of Fed. 70 concurrency
(unsigned)Interchange
Avenida Nazario Ortiz Garza / Avenida Gabriela Mistral (SH 60)Dual interchange
(unsigned)Interchange
Avenida AguascalientesInterchange
Altaria commercial area / Boulevard Luis Donaldo ColosioInterchange
Aguascalientes–Jesús María boundaryAvenida Siglo XXIPartial diverging stack interchange
Aguascalientes–Jesús María–San Francisco de los Romo boundary​ Fed. 25 – Asientos, Pueblo MagicoInterchange
Jesús María–San Francisco de los Romo boundary​SH 65 – La Guayana, ZacatecasInterchange
Jesús MaríaJesús Gómez Portugal(SH 28)No access northbound
​(SH 131)No access northbound
​(SH 45)No access northbound
​ Fed. 45D – León, GuadalajaraInterchange
Jesús María–San Francisco de los Romo boundary​(SH 32)No access southbound
(SH 97)No access northbound
San Francisco de los Romo​San Francisco de los RomoInterchange
San Francisco de los Romo(SH 73)Northbound exit and entrance
San Francisco de los Romo–Pabellón de Arteaga boundary​San Francisco de los RomoInterchange
Pabellón de Arteaga​(SH 18)No access northbound
​(SH 27)Northbound exit and entrance
​(SH 46)No access northbound
Pabellón de Arteaga–Rincón de Romos boundaryPabellón de Arteaga SH 20 – Pabellón de Arteaga HospitalInterchange
​Pabellón de Hidalgo (SH 19)Southbound exit and entrance
Rincón de RomosEl Salitrillo Fed. 45D – ZacatecasInterchange
Rincón de Romos Fed. 22 – Tepezala, Pueblo Magico
(SH 54)
El BajíoSH 70 – La Boquilla
​ Fed. 45D – AguascalientesInterchange
CosíoLa PuentaSH 26 – Valle de las DeliciasInterchange
Cosío SH 25 – La ProvidenciaNorthbound exit and entrance
SH 64 – CosíoInterchange
​National Guard checkpoint
​ Fed. 45D – ZacatecasInterchange
Soledad de AbajoSH 39 – ZacatequillasInterchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
SH 62 – Soledad de AbajoInterchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
ZacatecasLuis MoyaLuis Moya Fed. 71 – Loreto
Esteban san CastorenaSH 210 – Cuauhtémoc
Ojocaliente​SH 144 – Pinos, General Pánfilo Natera
Trancoso​ Fed. 49 – San Luis PotosíInterchange; no southbound entrance
​TrancosoInterchange; no northbound exit
Guadalupe​SH 175 – Saltillo, Pozo de Gamboa, TacoalecheInterchange
​ Fed. 45D – ZacatecasInterchange
Martínez DomínguezVillas de GuadalupeInterchange
Guadalupe To Fed. 54 – Guadalupe, Durango, GuadalajaraDual interchange
La CondesaInterchange
GuadalupeInterchange
Central GuadalupeInterchange
(unsigned)Interchange
ZacatecasZacatecasAvenida Garcia SalinasInterchange
Avenida Garcia SalinasInterchange; no northbound exit
A la FeriaInterchange
La EncantadaInterchange; no northbound entrance
A la BufaInterchange
Zacatecas city administrationInterchange
Zacatecas government officesInterchange
Fed. 54 – San Luis Potosí, AguascalientesDual interchange; south end of Fed. 54 concurrency
MorelosMorelos Fed. 45D / Fed. 54 / SH 205 – Noria de Gringos, Peñoles, Saltillo, San Luis Potosí, AguascalientesDual interchange; north end of Fed. 54 concurrency
Morelos–Calera boundary​ Zacatecas International AirportInterchange
CaleraVíctor Rosales Fed. 45D – Fresnillo
SH 149 – Santaguillo
SH 199
Fed. 45D – Zacatecas, DurangoInterchange
General Enrique EstradaGeneral Enrique EstradaSH 175
Fed. 45D – San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Zacatecas
​SH 72No access southbound
General Enrique Estrada–Fresnillo boundary​SH 176 – Miguel HidalgoNo access southbound
Fresnillo​ Fed. 45D – Durango, Torreón, FresnilloInterchange
FresnilloSH 60 – Calzada Proaño, Estación San JoséInterchange
Avenida a PlaterosInterchange
Fed. 23 – Guadalajara, Tlaltenango
​ Fed. 45D – San Luis Potosí, AguascalientesNo access southbound from northbound Fed. 45D
​ Fed. 49 – Torreón, Río GrandeInterchange; no southbound exit
Saín Alto​SH 90 – Río de Medina
​SH 91 – José María Morelos
AtotonilcoSH 144
La Y GriegaSH 143
​SH 88 – Cantuna
Sombrerete​SH 142 – Luis Moya
​SH 125 – González Ortega
​ Fed. 45D – DurangoInterchange
SombrereteSH 240
SH 11
​ Fed. 45D – DurangoInterchange
​SH 103 – Colonia Hidalgo
​SH 109 – San Francisco de Órganos
Villa InsurgentesSH 113
DurangoVicente Guerrero​SH 110 – Salas Pérez
Vicente GuerreroSH 241 – La JoyaInterchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ "Datos Viales de Chihuahua" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. 2024. pp. 5–7, 9–11. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "Datos Viales de Durango" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. 2024. pp. 5, 8, 11–14. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "Datos Viales de Zacatecas" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. 2024. pp. 5–8, 12–14, 16–17. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  4. ^ "Datos Viales de Aguascalientes" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. 2024. pp. 5–11. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  5. ^ "Datos Viales de Jalisco" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. 2024. pp. 14–15. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  6. ^ "Datos Viales de Guanajuato" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. 2024. pp. 6–7, 9–10, 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  7. ^ "Datos Viales de Querétaro" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. 2024. pp. 5–7. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  8. ^ "Datos Viales de Hidalgo" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. 2024. pp. 6, 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  9. ^ Mapa Nacional de Comunicaciones y Transportes Archived 2009-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
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