diff --git a/.changelog/16961.txt b/.changelog/16961.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d8a128b921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/16961.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-notes:enhancement
+resource/aws_route: Add `carrier_gateway_id` attribute
+```
diff --git a/aws/internal/service/ec2/finder/finder.go b/aws/internal/service/ec2/finder/finder.go
index c1a9fcde62a..168bffab51c 100644
--- a/aws/internal/service/ec2/finder/finder.go
+++ b/aws/internal/service/ec2/finder/finder.go
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ type RouteFinder func(*ec2.EC2, string, string) (*ec2.Route, error)
 // Returns NotFoundError if no route is found.
 func RouteByIPv4Destination(conn *ec2.EC2, routeTableID, destinationCidr string) (*ec2.Route, error) {
 	routeTable, err := RouteTableByID(conn, routeTableID)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ func RouteByIPv4Destination(conn *ec2.EC2, routeTableID, destinationCidr string)
 // Returns NotFoundError if no route is found.
 func RouteByIPv6Destination(conn *ec2.EC2, routeTableID, destinationIpv6Cidr string) (*ec2.Route, error) {
 	routeTable, err := RouteTableByID(conn, routeTableID)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_route.go b/aws/resource_aws_route.go
index f319ce3a125..b5eaaecde79 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_route.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_route.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var routeValidDestinations = []string{
 }
 
 var routeValidTargets = []string{
+	"carrier_gateway_id",
 	"egress_only_gateway_id",
 	"gateway_id",
 	"instance_id",
@@ -89,6 +90,13 @@ func resourceAwsRoute() *schema.Resource {
 			//
 			// Targets.
 			//
+			"carrier_gateway_id": {
+				Type:          schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:      true,
+				ExactlyOneOf:  routeValidTargets,
+				ConflictsWith: []string{"destination_ipv6_cidr_block"}, // IPv4 destinations only.
+			},
+
 			"egress_only_gateway_id": {
 				Type:          schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:      true,
@@ -203,6 +211,8 @@ func resourceAwsRouteCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	switch target := aws.String(target); targetAttributeKey {
+	case "carrier_gateway_id":
+		input.CarrierGatewayId = target
 	case "egress_only_gateway_id":
 		input.EgressOnlyInternetGatewayId = target
 	case "gateway_id":
@@ -317,6 +327,7 @@ func resourceAwsRouteRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error reading Route for Route Table (%s) with destination (%s): %w", routeTableID, destination, err)
 	}
 
+	d.Set("carrier_gateway_id", route.CarrierGatewayId)
 	d.Set("destination_cidr_block", route.DestinationCidrBlock)
 	d.Set("destination_ipv6_cidr_block", route.DestinationIpv6CidrBlock)
 	d.Set("destination_prefix_list_id", route.DestinationPrefixListId)
@@ -372,6 +383,8 @@ func resourceAwsRouteUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	switch target := aws.String(target); targetAttributeKey {
+	case "carrier_gateway_id":
+		input.CarrierGatewayId = target
 	case "egress_only_gateway_id":
 		input.EgressOnlyInternetGatewayId = target
 	case "gateway_id":
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_route_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_route_test.go
index f9bd8d57937..ae7025293bb 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_route_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_route_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					testAccCheckRouteTableExists(rtResourceName, &routeTable),
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteTableNumberOfRoutes(&routeTable, 2),
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_To_EgressOnlyInternetGateway(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv6EgressOnlyInternetGateway(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_To_InternetGateway(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv6InternetGateway(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -221,6 +224,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_To_Instance(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv6Instance(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -265,6 +269,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_To_NetworkInterface_Unattached(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv6NetworkInterfaceUnattached(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -309,6 +314,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_To_VpcPeeringConnection(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv6VpcPeeringConnection(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -353,6 +359,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_To_VpnGateway(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv6VpnGateway(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -397,6 +404,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_To_VpnGateway(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4VpnGateway(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -441,6 +449,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_To_Instance(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4Instance(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -485,6 +494,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_To_NetworkInterface_Unattached(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4NetworkInterfaceUnattached(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -530,6 +540,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_To_NetworkInterface_Attached(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4NetworkInterfaceAttached(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -576,6 +587,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_To_NetworkInterface_TwoAttachments(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4NetworkInterfaceTwoAttachments(rName, destinationCidr, eni1ResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -597,6 +609,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_To_NetworkInterface_TwoAttachments(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4NetworkInterfaceTwoAttachments(rName, destinationCidr, eni2ResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -641,6 +654,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_To_VpcPeeringConnection(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4VpcPeeringConnection(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -685,6 +699,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_To_NatGateway(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4NatGateway(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -760,6 +775,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_To_TransitGateway(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4TransitGateway(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -804,6 +820,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_To_TransitGateway(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv6TransitGateway(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -830,6 +847,50 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_To_TransitGateway(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 }
+func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_To_CarrierGateway(t *testing.T) {
+	var route ec2.Route
+	resourceName := "aws_route.test"
+	cgwResourceName := "aws_ec2_carrier_gateway.test"
+	rName := acctest.RandomWithPrefix("tf-acc-test")
+	destinationCidr := "172.16.1.0/24"
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t); testAccPreCheckAWSWavelengthZoneAvailable(t) },
+		ErrorCheck:   testAccErrorCheck(t, ec2.EndpointsID),
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSRouteDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4CarrierGateway(rName, destinationCidr),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrPair(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", cgwResourceName, "id"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "egress_only_gateway_id", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "gateway_id", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "instance_id", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "instance_owner_id", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "local_gateway_id", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "nat_gateway_id", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "network_interface_id", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "origin", ec2.RouteOriginCreateRoute),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "state", ec2.RouteStateActive),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "transit_gateway_id", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "vpc_endpoint_id", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "vpc_peering_connection_id", ""),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateIdFunc: testAccAWSRouteImportStateIdFunc(resourceName),
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
 
 func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_To_LocalGateway(t *testing.T) {
 	var route ec2.Route
@@ -848,6 +909,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_To_LocalGateway(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteResourceConfigIpv4LocalGateway(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -892,6 +954,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_To_LocalGateway(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteResourceConfigIpv6LocalGateway(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -982,6 +1045,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "instance_id", instanceResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1003,6 +1067,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "gateway_id", vgwResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1024,6 +1089,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "gateway_id", igwResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1045,6 +1111,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "nat_gateway_id", ngwResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1066,6 +1133,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "network_interface_id", eniResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1088,6 +1156,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "transit_gateway_id", tgwResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1109,6 +1178,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "vpc_endpoint_id", vpcEndpointResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1130,6 +1200,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "vpc_peering_connection_id", pcxResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1179,6 +1250,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv6FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "instance_id", instanceResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1200,6 +1272,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv6FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "gateway_id", vgwResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1221,6 +1294,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv6FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "gateway_id", igwResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1242,6 +1316,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv6FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "egress_only_gateway_id", eoigwResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1263,6 +1338,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv6FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "network_interface_id", eniResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1284,6 +1360,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv6_Update_Target(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv6FlexiTarget(rName, destinationCidr, "vpc_peering_connection_id", pcxResourceName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -1328,6 +1405,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute_IPv4_To_VpcEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAWSRouteResourceConfigIpv4VpcEndpoint(rName, destinationCidr),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSRouteExists(resourceName, &route),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "carrier_gateway_id", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_cidr_block", destinationCidr),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_ipv6_cidr_block", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "destination_prefix_list_id", ""),
@@ -2675,6 +2753,7 @@ resource "aws_route" "test" {
   route_table_id         = aws_route_table.test.id
   destination_cidr_block = %[2]q
 
+  carrier_gateway_id        = (local.target_attr == "carrier_gateway_id") ? local.target_value : null
   egress_only_gateway_id    = (local.target_attr == "egress_only_gateway_id") ? local.target_value : null
   gateway_id                = (local.target_attr == "gateway_id") ? local.target_value : null
   instance_id               = (local.target_attr == "instance_id") ? local.target_value : null
@@ -2796,6 +2875,7 @@ resource "aws_route" "test" {
   route_table_id              = aws_route_table.test.id
   destination_ipv6_cidr_block = %[2]q
 
+  carrier_gateway_id        = (local.target_attr == "carrier_gateway_id") ? local.target_value : null
   egress_only_gateway_id    = (local.target_attr == "egress_only_gateway_id") ? local.target_value : null
   gateway_id                = (local.target_attr == "gateway_id") ? local.target_value : null
   instance_id               = (local.target_attr == "instance_id") ? local.target_value : null
@@ -2840,3 +2920,37 @@ resource "aws_route" "test" {
 }
 `)
 }
+
+func testAccAWSRouteConfigIpv4CarrierGateway(rName, destinationCidr string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_vpc" "test" {
+  cidr_block = "10.1.0.0/16"
+
+  tags = {
+    Name = %[1]q
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_ec2_carrier_gateway" "test" {
+  vpc_id = aws_vpc.test.id
+
+  tags = {
+    Name = %[1]q
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_route_table" "test" {
+  vpc_id = aws_vpc.test.id
+
+  tags = {
+    Name = %[1]q
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_route" "test" {
+  destination_cidr_block = %[2]q
+  route_table_id         = aws_route_table.test.id
+  carrier_gateway_id     = aws_ec2_carrier_gateway.test.id
+}
+`, rName, destinationCidr)
+}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/route.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/route.html.markdown
index 8d517a674ab..a3fab4fd1a9 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/route.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/route.html.markdown
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ One of the following destination arguments must be supplied:
 
 One of the following target arguments must be supplied:
 
+* `carrier_gateway_id` - (Optional) Identifier of a carrier gateway. This attribute can only be used when the VPC contains a subnet which is associated with a Wavelength Zone.
 * `egress_only_gateway_id` - (Optional) Identifier of a VPC Egress Only Internet Gateway.
 * `gateway_id` - (Optional) Identifier of a VPC internet gateway or a virtual private gateway.
 * `instance_id` - (Optional) Identifier of an EC2 instance.