Marginal Pinheiros (officially
SP-015) is a section of the highway that runs through the city of
São Paulo
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,
Brazil
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along the
Pinheiros River
The Pinheiros River ( pt, Rio Pinheiros) is a most rectified inverted polluted water original sinuous course, today tributary of the Tietê River that runs through the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Until 1920, the river was together the river ''Ju ...
. It is one of the most important roads in São Paulo, linking the north and south zones, though this
east
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...
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west
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...
connection, beginning at the triple border of
Campos Grande,
Cidade Dutra
Cidade Dutra is one of 96 districts in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
Neighborhoods of Cidade Dutra
* Chácara Meyer
* Chácara Monte Sol
* Cidade Dutra
* Conjunto Residencial Salvador Tolezani
* Granja Nossa Senhora Aparecida
* Jardim Alpi ...
and
Socorro and ending at the border of
Vila Leopoldina
Vila Leopoldina is a district in the subprefecture of Lapa in the city of São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and ...
and
Jaguaré.
It provides access to many important highways of the state of São Paulo, including the
Anchieta Highway and the
Imigrantes Highway via the
Bandeirantes Avenue
Bandeirantes Avenue (in Portuguese: ''Avenida dos Bandeirantes'' - ''see Bandeirantes)'' is one of the most important avenues of São Paulo, serving as one of the main access roads to the Congonhas Airport, as well as a link between Marginal Pinh ...
, the
Raposo Tavares Highway and the
Régis Bittencourt Highway via the ''Francisco Morato Avenue'', and to the
Castelo Branco highway via the Cebolão, a complex of accesses linking Marginal Pinheiros,
Marginal Tietê and the aforementioned highway. There are several bridges connecting each side of the river, such as the
Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge Octavio is a Spanish language masculine given name. In the Portuguese language the given name Octavio or Octávio is also found, but in Portuguese the normal spelling is Otávio. It is also used as a surname in the Philippines.
Individuals
* Octa ...
. Even though there are seven
lanes
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on each side of the Marginal Pinheiros, in which 5 lanes are express to up 90 km/h and a local one with 3 lanes to up 60 km/h, it is still very common for
traffic congestion
Traffic congestion is a condition in transport that is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing. Traffic congestion on urban road networks has increased substantially since the 1950s. When traffic de ...
to take place there. A
CPTM
, owner = São Paulo State Government
, area served = Greater São Paulo, Brazil
, transit_type = Commuter rail
, lines = 5
, line_number =
, s ...
Train line runs along both the river and the road.
Streets in São Paulo
Highways in São Paulo (state)
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