Avenida Norte-Quito-Sur or NQS is an arterial road in Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

, Colombia

Colombia

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 that crosses the city from northeast to southwest.

The avenue is formed from the union of three old avenues, Avenida Ciudad de Quito, Avenida Novena, and Autopista Sur.

The names

The complete name of the road, from its beginning on Calle 153 until the entrance to the municipality of Soacha is Avenida Norte-Quito-Sur.

Along the route of these three roads, it also is known by four other names:

Avenida Carrera Novena, Carrera 30, Avenida Calle 57 Sur, and Troncal NQS.

Route

NQS is divided into three distinct stretches, with three different names:

Avenida Novena runs through the Usaquén

Usaquén

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 neighborhood in north Bogotá from north to south, parallel to the railway that joins Bogotá with the Sabana Central and Boyacá

Boyacá Department

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, from Calle 153. This route was lengthened to join with Carrera 30 at Calle 92, forming the northerly stretch of NQS.

Avenida Ciudad de Quito, also called Carrera 30, runs north to south between Calle 92 and Calle 50 South; the southerly part is not considered part of NQS.

Autopista Sur, which parts from Avenida Ciudad de Quito at Calle 3a Sur, constituting the principal route leaving Bogotá by the southwest. It then joins the municipality of Soacha

Soacha

Soacha is the city of Colombia on the southern edge of Bogotá, the country's capital. It has an important industrial zone and is home to mostly working class families.-Demographics:...

 and leads to cities such as Ibagué

Ibagué

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, Armenia

Armenia, Colombia

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, and Cali

Calì

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Important sites on the route

• The Instituto Pedagógico Nacional
• The Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (hospital)
• Santa Ana shopping center
• The Usaquén train station
• El Bosque University
  El Bosque University
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• El Bosque clinic
• Estadio El Campín
  Estadio El Campín
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• Coliseo Cubierto El Campín
  Coliseo Cubierto El Campín
  Coliseo Cubierto El Campín is an indoor sporting arena located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was built in 1973.The capacity of the arena is 13,000 and is used mostly for basketball, tennis and concerts. The arena is the venue of many concerts in Bogotá, even though is criticized for lack of acoustic...
  
  
• The Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• The CAD (Centro Administrativo Distrital)
• San Pedro Claver clinic
• DAS
  Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad
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   (Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad) headquarters
• General Santander police school
• The La Sevillana factory
• The station Portal del Sur, part off the TransMilenio
  TransMilenio
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   mass-transit system.

Future

• Avenida Novena will be widened in 2009 between Calle 153 and 170. From there, there have been studies regarding an extension to Chia
  Chía, Cundinamarca
  Chía is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia, located to the north of Bogotá on the main road to Zipaquira. Its history dates back to the pre-Columbian era. The name comes from the Chibchan language and means "moon" or "month"....
  
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