diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_route.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_route.py
index 15559356573..1a61e098b6b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_route.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_route.py
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ description:
       to another virtual machine destination, a virtual machine gateway or a Compute Engine-operated
       gateway. Packets that do not match any route in the sending virtual machine's routing
       table will be dropped.
-    - A Routes resources must have exactly one specification of either nextHopGateway,
-      nextHopInstance, nextHopIp, or nextHopVpnTunnel.
+    - A Route resource must have exactly one specification of either nextHopGateway, nextHopInstance,
+      nextHopIp, or nextHopVpnTunnel.
 short_description: Creates a GCP Route
 version_added: 2.6
 author: Google Inc. (@googlecloudplatform)
@@ -65,7 +65,13 @@ options:
         description:
             - The destination range of outgoing packets that this route applies to.
             - Only IPv4 is supported.
+        required: true
+    description:
+        description:
+            - An optional description of this resource. Provide this property when you create
+              the resource.
         required: false
+        version_added: 2.7
     name:
         description:
             - Name of the resource. Provided by the client when the resource is created. The name
@@ -74,11 +80,11 @@ options:
               which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters
               must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot
               be a dash.
-        required: false
+        required: true
     network:
         description:
-            - A reference to Network resource.
-        required: false
+            - The network that this route applies to.
+        required: true
     priority:
         description:
             - The priority of this route. Priority is used to break ties in cases where there
@@ -102,11 +108,9 @@ options:
     next_hop_instance:
         description:
             - URL to an instance that should handle matching packets.
-            - 'You can specify this as a full or partial URL. For example: *
-              U(https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/project/zones/zone/)
-              instances/instance *
-              projects/project/zones/zone/instances/instance *
-              zones/zone/instances/instance .'
+            - 'You can specify this as a full or partial URL. For example:  * U(https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/project/zones/zone/)
+              instances/instance * projects/project/zones/zone/instances/instance * zones/zone/instances/instance
+              .'
         required: false
     next_hop_ip:
         description:
@@ -117,34 +121,33 @@ options:
             - URL to a VpnTunnel that should handle matching packets.
         required: false
 extends_documentation_fragment: gcp
+notes:
+    - "API Reference: U(https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1/routes)"
+    - "Using Routes: U(https://cloud.google.com/vpc/docs/using-routes)"
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: create a network
   gcp_compute_network:
-      name: 'network-route'
+      name: "network-route"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: network
 
 - name: create a route
   gcp_compute_route:
-      name: testObject
-      dest_range: '192.168.6.0/24'
-      next_hop_gateway: 'global/gateways/default-internet-gateway'
+      name: "test_object"
+      dest_range: 192.168.6.0/24
+      next_hop_gateway: global/gateways/default-internet-gateway
       network: "{{ network }}"
       tags:
-        - backends
-        - databases
-      project: testProject
-      auth_kind: service_account
-      service_account_file: /tmp/auth.pem
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
+      - backends
+      - databases
+      project: "test_project"
+      auth_kind: "service_account"
+      service_account_file: "/tmp/auth.pem"
       state: present
 '''
 
@@ -155,6 +158,12 @@ RETURN = '''
             - Only IPv4 is supported.
         returned: success
         type: str
+    description:
+        description:
+            - An optional description of this resource. Provide this property when you create
+              the resource.
+        returned: success
+        type: str
     name:
         description:
             - Name of the resource. Provided by the client when the resource is created. The name
@@ -167,7 +176,7 @@ RETURN = '''
         type: str
     network:
         description:
-            - A reference to Network resource.
+            - The network that this route applies to.
         returned: success
         type: dict
     priority:
@@ -196,11 +205,9 @@ RETURN = '''
     next_hop_instance:
         description:
             - URL to an instance that should handle matching packets.
-            - 'You can specify this as a full or partial URL. For example: *
-              U(https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/project/zones/zone/)
-              instances/instance *
-              projects/project/zones/zone/instances/instance *
-              zones/zone/instances/instance .'
+            - 'You can specify this as a full or partial URL. For example:  * U(https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/project/zones/zone/)
+              instances/instance * projects/project/zones/zone/instances/instance * zones/zone/instances/instance
+              .'
         returned: success
         type: str
     next_hop_ip:
@@ -213,6 +220,11 @@ RETURN = '''
             - URL to a VpnTunnel that should handle matching packets.
         returned: success
         type: str
+    next_hop_network:
+        description:
+            - URL to a Network that should handle matching packets.
+        returned: success
+        type: str
 '''
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -234,9 +246,10 @@ def main():
     module = GcpModule(
         argument_spec=dict(
             state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'], type='str'),
-            dest_range=dict(type='str'),
-            name=dict(type='str'),
-            network=dict(type='dict'),
+            dest_range=dict(required=True, type='str'),
+            description=dict(type='str'),
+            name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
+            network=dict(required=True, type='dict'),
             priority=dict(type='int'),
             tags=dict(type='list', elements='str'),
             next_hop_gateway=dict(type='str'),
@@ -246,6 +259,9 @@ def main():
         )
     )
 
+    if not module.params['scopes']:
+        module.params['scopes'] = ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute']
+
     state = module.params['state']
     kind = 'compute#route'
 
@@ -292,6 +308,7 @@ def resource_to_request(module):
     request = {
         u'kind': 'compute#route',
         u'destRange': module.params.get('dest_range'),
+        u'description': module.params.get('description'),
         u'name': module.params.get('name'),
         u'network': replace_resource_dict(module.params.get(u'network', {}), 'selfLink'),
         u'priority': module.params.get('priority'),
@@ -368,6 +385,7 @@ def is_different(module, response):
 def response_to_hash(module, response):
     return {
         u'destRange': response.get(u'destRange'),
+        u'description': response.get(u'description'),
         u'name': response.get(u'name'),
         u'network': replace_resource_dict(module.params.get(u'network', {}), 'selfLink'),
         u'priority': module.params.get('priority'),
@@ -375,7 +393,8 @@ def response_to_hash(module, response):
         u'nextHopGateway': module.params.get('next_hop_gateway'),
         u'nextHopInstance': module.params.get('next_hop_instance'),
         u'nextHopIp': module.params.get('next_hop_ip'),
-        u'nextHopVpnTunnel': module.params.get('next_hop_vpn_tunnel')
+        u'nextHopVpnTunnel': module.params.get('next_hop_vpn_tunnel'),
+        u'nextHopNetwork': response.get(u'nextHopNetwork')
     }
 
 
@@ -391,7 +410,7 @@ def async_op_url(module, extra_data=None):
 def wait_for_operation(module, response):
     op_result = return_if_object(module, response, 'compute#operation')
     if op_result is None:
-        return None
+        return {}
     status = navigate_hash(op_result, ['status'])
     wait_done = wait_for_completion(status, op_result, module)
     return fetch_resource(module, navigate_hash(wait_done, ['targetLink']), 'compute#route')
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_route/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_route/tasks/main.yml
index 6852d1cc185..2004ecc7b47 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_route/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_route/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,44 +15,38 @@
 # Pre-test setup
 - name: create a network
   gcp_compute_network:
-      name: 'network-route'
+      name: "network-route"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: network
 - name: delete a route
   gcp_compute_route:
       name: "{{ resource_name }}"
-      dest_range: '192.168.6.0/24'
-      next_hop_gateway: 'global/gateways/default-internet-gateway'
+      dest_range: 192.168.6.0/24
+      next_hop_gateway: global/gateways/default-internet-gateway
       network: "{{ network }}"
       tags:
-        - backends
-        - databases
+      - backends
+      - databases
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
 #----------------------------------------------------------
 - name: create a route
   gcp_compute_route:
       name: "{{ resource_name }}"
-      dest_range: '192.168.6.0/24'
-      next_hop_gateway: 'global/gateways/default-internet-gateway'
+      dest_range: 192.168.6.0/24
+      next_hop_gateway: global/gateways/default-internet-gateway
       network: "{{ network }}"
       tags:
-        - backends
-        - databases
+      - backends
+      - databases
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is true
@@ -61,28 +55,32 @@
       - result.changed == true
       - "result.kind == 'compute#route'"
 - name: verify that route was created
-  shell: |
-    gcloud compute routes describe  --project="{{ gcp_project}}"  "{{ resource_name }}"
+  gcp_compute_route_facts:
+      filters:
+         - name = {{ resource_name }}
+      project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
+      auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
+      service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
+      scopes:
+        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
   register: results
 - name: verify that command succeeded
   assert:
     that:
-      - results.rc == 0
+      - results['items'] | length == 1
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - name: create a route that already exists
   gcp_compute_route:
       name: "{{ resource_name }}"
-      dest_range: '192.168.6.0/24'
-      next_hop_gateway: 'global/gateways/default-internet-gateway'
+      dest_range: 192.168.6.0/24
+      next_hop_gateway: global/gateways/default-internet-gateway
       network: "{{ network }}"
       tags:
-        - backends
-        - databases
+      - backends
+      - databases
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is false
@@ -94,17 +92,15 @@
 - name: delete a route
   gcp_compute_route:
       name: "{{ resource_name }}"
-      dest_range: '192.168.6.0/24'
-      next_hop_gateway: 'global/gateways/default-internet-gateway'
+      dest_range: 192.168.6.0/24
+      next_hop_gateway: global/gateways/default-internet-gateway
       network: "{{ network }}"
       tags:
-        - backends
-        - databases
+      - backends
+      - databases
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is true
@@ -113,30 +109,32 @@
       - result.changed == true
       - result.has_key('kind') == False
 - name: verify that route was deleted
-  shell: |
-    gcloud compute routes describe  --project="{{ gcp_project}}"  "{{ resource_name }}"
+  gcp_compute_route_facts:
+      filters:
+         - name = {{ resource_name }}
+      project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
+      auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
+      service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
+      scopes:
+        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
   register: results
-  failed_when: results.rc == 0
 - name: verify that command succeeded
   assert:
     that:
-      - results.rc == 1
-      - "\"'projects/{{ gcp_project }}/global/routes/{{ resource_name }}' was not found\" in results.stderr"
+      - results['items'] | length == 0
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - name: delete a route that does not exist
   gcp_compute_route:
       name: "{{ resource_name }}"
-      dest_range: '192.168.6.0/24'
-      next_hop_gateway: 'global/gateways/default-internet-gateway'
+      dest_range: 192.168.6.0/24
+      next_hop_gateway: global/gateways/default-internet-gateway
       network: "{{ network }}"
       tags:
-        - backends
-        - databases
+      - backends
+      - databases
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is false
@@ -148,11 +146,9 @@
 # Post-test teardown
 - name: delete a network
   gcp_compute_network:
-      name: 'network-route'
+      name: "network-route"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
   register: network