BR-401 (Brazil highway)

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BR-401
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Route information
Length202.9 km (126.1 mi)
Major junctions
South endBoa Vista, Roraima
Major intersections
North endNormandia, Roraima
Location
CountryBrazil
Highway system
← BR-393→ BR-402

BR-401 is a federal highway in the state of Roraima in Brazil. The 202.9 km (126.1 mi) road[1] connects Boa Vista with Normandia and the road network of Guyana.[2][3]

The Ponte dos Macuxis [pt] over the Branco River was completed on 29 August 1975.[4] The Takutu River Bridge was completed in 2009, and provides access to the road network of Guyana.[5] The bridge switches between left- and right-hand drive automatically.[6]

In 2018, the section between Boa Vista and the border with Guyana was fully paved.[2] As of 2020, a section of almost 80 kilometres between Bonfim and Normandia is still unpaved.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "BR-401" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministry of Transport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "BR-401, em Roraima, ganha mais um trecho restaurado e qualificado" (in Portuguese). Ministry of Transport Brazil. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Produtores reclamam das condições de trecho da BR-401". Boa Vistaja (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Ponte dos Macuxis em Boa Vista". Viaja Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Takutu Bridge to open Friday". Kaieteur News Online. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Takutu River Bridge – Guyana's Border – Brazil". Guyana South America. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  • Media related to BR-401 at Wikimedia Commons


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