TheBR-101(also calledTranslitorânea(transcoastal), officially namedRodovia GovernadorMário Covas.[2]and nicknamedBrióiin some regions[3]) is alongitudinal highwayof Brazil. It is the longest in the country with a length of nearly 4,800 km (3,000 mi), and it is considered one of the most important highways in the country, along withBR-116.[4]
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| Translitorânea | |
| Governador Mário Covas Highway | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 2,894.35 mi[1](4,658.00 km) |
| Existed | 1957(Curitiba–Florianópolissegment) 1950s(Florianópolis –Torressegment) 1960s/70s(Torres –Parnamirimsegment) 1980s(Rodovia Rio-Santos) 1950s/1960s(Rio de Janeiro– Salvador segment) 1988(divided highway on the Curitiba – Florianópolis segment) 2009(divided highway on the Florianópolis – Osório segment) 1958(Salvador – Touros segment) 2002(divided highway on theSalvador–Tourossegment)–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | RN-023inTouros,Rio Grande do Norte |
 BR-226inNatal,RN BR-230inJoão Pessoa,PBBR-232inRecife,PE BR-235inAracaju,SE BR-324inFeira de Santana,BA BR 415inItabuna,BA BR-367inEunápolis,BA  BR-381inSão Mateus,ES BR-116in Rio de Janeiro,RJ BR-465in Rio de Janeiro,RJBR-459inParaty,RJ  BR-050inSantos,SPBR-280inJoinville,SC BR-470inNavegantes,SC BR-282inSão José,SC  BR-453inTorres,RS BR-290inOsório,RS. | |
| South end | São José do Norte,Rio Grande do Sul |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Highway system | |
It crosses 12Brazilian states:Rio Grande do Norte,Paraíba,Pernambuco,Alagoas,Sergipe,Bahia,Espírito Santo,Rio de Janeiro,São Paulo,Paraná,Santa CatarinaandRio Grande do Sul.It also connects more state capitals than any other "rodovia" (highway) in the country. In total, 12 capitals are directly connected by BR-101.
Its northern terminus is located in the city ofTouros-RNand its southern terminus is located inSão José do Norte-RS.
It follows virtually the entire east coast of Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte to Rio Grande do Sul. The highway has not been built between two stretches betweenPeruíbe(SP) andIguape(SP), and betweenCananéia(SP) andGaruva(SC).
BetweenCuritibaandGaruva(SC), the highway was replaced by the BR 101 / BR 376 and was widened by the Paraná government, not by the federal government.
The northern section between Curitiba and the border with São Paulo was not built to preserve an area of theAtlantic Forest.
TheRio-Niterói Bridgeis part of the BR-101.
Duplication
editIn the southern region of the country, the 312 km section betweenCuritibaandFlorianópolisdoubled completely around the year 2000. In 2005, the duplication of the 350 km section betweenPalhoça– SC andOsório– RS began. The 88.5 kilometers of the Rio Grande do Sul section were delivered only in February 2011; in the southern state of Santa Catarina, the delay was even longer: in 2018, 14.5 km (10 km in Laguna and 2 km in Tubarão) had yet to double. In 2019, the section was completed and opened to traffic.[5]
In the Southeast Region of the country, in 2009, the duplication of 26 km between the Santa Cruz district, in the West Zone of the city ofRio de Janeiro,to the Itacuruçá district, in the municipality ofMangaratiba,was opened to the public, a section located in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Janeiro, near the capital of Rio de Janeiro. The urban section that comprises Avenida Brasil is 58 km long and is completely duplicated and is administered by the municipality of Rio de Janeiro and ends near the beginning of the Río – Niterói Bridge. The bridge is about 13 km long. Between the capital of Rio de Janeiro and the city of Campos, the stretch betweenNiteróiandRio Bonitohas already doubled since the 1980s. The 176.6 km stretch betweenRio BonitoandCampos dos Goytacazeswas awarded to the company Arteris in 2008, for 30 years. The duplication work started in 2011, and in 2018 the company had already duplicated 126.3 km.[6][7]
In the Northeast Region of the country, the BR-101 section in the northeast, betweenNatalandSalvador,has been duplicated since 2005. Not yet completed, it's expected to be finished in 2021. About 70 km that cut the Recife Metropolitan Region already were duplicated before 2005. In the 688 km section connecting the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Alagoas (section betweenNatal-RN,João Pessoa-PB,Recife-PE,Maceió-AL and the AL-SE border), the road is almost completely duplicated. In February 2019, there was a 59 km section in Alagoas, betweenSão MiguelandRio Largo,whose inauguration was scheduled for the second half of 2020. A 10 km section in the indigenous reserve inJoaquim Gomes-AL is pending release for construction. In Sergipe, the works are progressing at a slow pace, with no anticipation of completion. In the Sergipe state, the 67 km stretch betweenAracajuandEstânciahas been completed and the link between Maruim and Propriá is almost interrupted, and the Brazilian army is only carrying out work. At the end of 2018, duplicate 18 km were delivered in this section. The section of Bahia, with no forecast of completion, will be 165.4 kilometers fromFeira de Santanato the border with the state of Sergipe. Another part will double fromEunápolisto the border with Espírito Santo.[8][9][10][11][12]
Gallery
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BR-101 inNatal,Rio Grande do Norte -
BR-101 inJoão Pessoa,Paraíba -
Section of the BR-101 on the border between the states ofParaíbaandRio Grande do Norte. -
BR-101 inAlagoas,2012, before the duplication -
BR-101 inSergipe,2012, before the duplication -
BR-101 inItamaraju,Bahia -
BR-101 inSão Mateus,Espírito Santo, 2012 -
TheRio-Niterói Bridge,a section of the BR-101 over Guanabara Bay between the cities ofRio de JaneiroandNiterói. -
Section of the Rio-Santos highway betweenJuqueíand Praia Preta, inSão Sebastião,São Paulo -
BR-101 inSanta Catarina -
BR-101 inCapivari do Sul,Rio Grande do Sul -
BR-101 inLagoa do Peixe National Park,Rio Grande do Sul
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"BR-116 length between major junctions".Ministério dos Transportes do Brasil. Archived fromthe originalon 6 June 2013.Retrieved14 August2014.
- ^[1],Lei nº 10.292/01 – Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
- ^"Significado de Bri%c3%b3i".
- ^Rodovias Longitudinais
- ^"Novo trecho duplicado da BR-101 catarinense será liberado neste sábado".Archived fromthe originalon 31 March 2014.Retrieved5 August2020.
- ^Concessão da rodovia BR 101 RJ
- ^Site da Arteris
- ^Duplicação das BRs 101 e 116, na Bahia, terá início em novembro
- ^"Duas rodovias federais que dão acesso a Feira de Santana serão duplicadas".Archived fromthe originalon 25 March 2015.Retrieved5 August2020.
- ^Trecho duplicado é liberado em Alagoas
- ^Índios cobram projetos de R$ 40 mi para conclusão de obras na BR 101
- ^Belivaldo e ministro dos transportes entregam 18km da BR-101