Editing Santiago (section)

===Highways===
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2024}}[[File:Chile Costanera Norte crossing downtown Santiago.JPG|thumb|Costanera Norte Expressway]]

A network of free flow [[toll highway]]s connects the various areas of the city. They include the Vespucio Norte and Vespucio Sur highways, which surround the city completing a nearly full circle; [[Autopista Central]], the section of the Pan American highway crossing the city from north to south, divided in two highways {{cvt|3|km|}} apart; and the [[Costanera Norte]], running next to the Mapocho River and connecting the international airport with the downtown and with the wealthier areas of the city to the east, where it divides into two highways.

Other non-[[free flow]] toll roads connecting Santiago to other cities, include: Rutas del Pacífico ([[Chile Route 68|Ruta 68]]), the continuation of the [[Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins|''Alameda'' Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Avenue]] to the west, provides direct access to Valparaíso and Viña del Mar; Autopista del Sol (Ruta 78), connects [[Melipilla]] and the port of [[San Antonio, Chile|San Antonio]] with the capital; Autopista Ruta del Maipo (a.k.a. "Acceso Sur") is an alternative to the Pan American highway to access the various localities south of Santiago; Autopista Los Libertadores provides access to the main border crossing to Argentina, via [[Colina, Chile|Colina]] and [[Los Andes, Chile|Los Andes]]; and Autopista Nororiente, which provides access to the suburban development known as Chicureo, north of the capital.