Rodovia Raposo Tavares

Summary

Rodovia Raposo Tavares (official designation SP-270) is the longest highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with 654 km. It was opened in 1937.[1]

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SP-270
Rodovia Raposo Tavares
Rodovia São Paulo-Paraná (until 1954)
Via Adhemar (until 1954)
Map of the itinerary of Raposo Tavares Highway (in red)
Rodovia Raposo Tavares
View of the Highway
Route information
Maintained by Viaoeste (CCR), SPVias (CCR), DER and CART
Length654 km (406 mi)
StatusOpen
Existed1937–present
Major junctions
West endBR-267 in Presidente Epitácio, SP
Major intersections SP-21
SP-29
SP-250
SP-274
SP-75
SP-141
SP-127
SP-266
SP-268
SP-255
SP-261
SP-287
BR-153
SP-327
SP-333
SP-284
SP-457
SP-425
SP-501
SP-563
East endRua Reação in Butantã, São Paulo, SP
Location
CountryBrazil
StateSão Paulo
Highway system

The highway starts in the city of São Paulo and continues westward, serving the main cities of Cotia, Vargem Grande Paulista, São Roque, Sorocaba, Itapetininga, Angatuba, Ourinhos, Assis, Presidente Prudente, Presidente Bernardes, Presidente Venceslau and Presidente Epitácio, at the shores of the Paraná River, by the border with Mato Grosso do Sul. It receives the Castelo Branco Highway at Ourinhos. The highway was named in honour of António Raposo Tavares, one of the leading bandeirantes (explorers of the backlands in the 16th and 17th centuries). It is managed and maintained in its first 120 km by a state concession to private company ViaOeste, and this section requires a toll. The remainder of the highway is maintained by the State of São Paulo's Department of Roads (DER).

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Tudo sobre a Rodovia Raposo Tavares". Rodovia Raposo Tavares (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2024.