The Rodovia Anhanguera (official designation SP-330) (In English: Anhanguera Highway) is a highway in the state of
São Paulo
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,
Brazil
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. It is one of the country's busiest transportation corridors. A 2005 survey conducted amongst Brazilian truck drivers rated it as the best transportation axis in the country. It is part of the federal highway called
BR-050 that connects Brasilia to São Paulo, however, in the state of São Paulo it receives the name of SP-330.
The Anhanguera Highway connects the city of
São Paulo
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with the northeastern part of the state of São Paulo going through industrial cities and one of the most productive agricultural areas. It is one of the most important highways in Brazil and one of the busiest, with the highest traffic segment between São Paulo and Campinas, the first to be built. It is duplicated, containing sections with additional tracks and marginal clues. They have heavy traffic, especially of trucks. It is considered, together with the Bandeirantes Highway and the Washington Luis Highway, the country's largest financial corridor, since it interconnects some of the state's metropolitan regions such as
São Paulo
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,
Campinas and
Ribeirão Preto, as well as the
Jundiaí Urban Agglomerate and the Central Administrative Region.
History
A route was firstly mentioned in 1774 in a letter written by a lieutenant called José Peixoto da Silva Braga, with the track of the route. In that time, the lieutenant joined to the group of Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva (nicknamed as ''Anhanguera''), a famous
bandeirante who explored the backlands of Brazil to look for
precious stones. A dirt road between
São Paulo
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city and
Campinas was opened, and afterwards reaching the
state of Goiás, receiving the name of "Caminho dos Goyazes" (in English: Goyazes road). This road served the
cattle troops and voyagers who explored the backlands for
gold
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,
precious stones and
slaves, and after transported goods to small villages that were built along the road.
The construction of a new road was started in 1914, based on the old Anhanguera's road. A group of 84
forced labor prisoners, paved 32 km of the track between
São Paulo
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and
Campinas. After some years, the prisoners were changed by employees to continue the construction and extend the road to northern regions of the
state of São Paulo. A new highway was then officially inaugurated in the 1940s, with different track, between São Paulo and Campinas. It was the first modern,
asphalt-paved, four-lane highway in the country, named then as Anhanguera Highway.
''Anhanguera'' was the name given by native indigenous people to the
bandeirante explorer of the 16th century,
Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva, who impressed them with tricks of setting fire to a plate full of
cachaça, a Brazilian alcoholic drink. ''Anhanguera'' in the indigenous
Tupi language means "old devil". The name of the new and modern highway was given to honor this ''bandeirante'' explorer, responsible by creating the old route and extending the territorial limits of Brazil.
Features
The Anhanguera Highway (SP-330) connects the city of São Paulo with the northeastern region of the state, going through industrial cities and important agricultural regions. Its busiest section is São Paulo-Campinas, the first section which was inaugurated. It is 86 km long, it serves the cities of
Osasco,
Cajamar,
Jundiaí,
Louveira,
Vinhedo,
Valinhos and
Campinas. Near Valinhos, the SP-330 connects to the
Rodovia Dom Pedro I through the
Campinas Beltway (SP-083), and near Campinas, it connects to the
Rodovia dos Bandeirantes (SP-348) through the
Rodovia Santos Dumont (SP-075). Also, in Campinas, the SP-330 connects directly to the
Rodovia Dom Pedro I.
Beyond Campinas, the second section goes through the cities of
Sumaré,
Nova Odessa,
Americana,
Limeira,
Araras,
Leme,
Pirassununga,
Porto Ferreira,
Luís Antônio
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The municipality contains the Jataí Eco ...
,
São Simão,
Cravinhos and
Ribeirão Preto. The third section, the last to be doubled-laned, goes to
Orlândia,
São Joaquim da Barra,
Guará,
Ituverava,
Buritizal,
Aramina and
Igarapava, reaching the border of
Minas Gerais state at the
Rio Grande
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, near
Uberaba. It is the third longest highway in the state of São Paulo, with 482 km.
The Anhanguera is a four-lane highway. It has heavy traffic, especially trucks.
This highway has police bases, assistance bases, gas and services stations. Investments have been made with the installation of security cameras, telephones for emergences,
internet
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,
optical fiber and other things to modernize the highway and help the users.
The highway is currently managed by four private companies, and therefore is a
toll road:
* AutoBan, from 11 (São Paulo) to 158 km;
*
InterVias, from 158 to 240 km;
*
AutoVias, from 240 to 318 km;
*
ViaNorte, from 318 to 482 km.
Gallery
Anhanguera 11-2006 SP-Cps - panoramio.jpg, BR-050 in the state of São Paulo
Via Anhanguera.jpg, Rodovia Anhanguera ( BR-050) in the region of Perus
O governador do estado de São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin, entrega em Jundiaí , o complexo viário do Trevo Nove de Julho da SP-330 (38389734176).jpg, Rodovia Anhanguera ( BR-050) in Jundiaí
Rod Anhanguera (SP-330 ou tbn BR-050) no Trecho em Campinas-SP - panoramio.jpg, Rodovia Anhanguera ( BR-050) in the region of Campinas
Americana - São Paulo, Brasil - panoramio (1).jpg, Rodovia Anhanguera ( BR-050) in Americana
Coqueiros railway bridge01 2013-09-22.jpg, Rodovia Anhanguera ( BR-050) near Coqueiros, region near Ribeirão Preto
Distrito industrial de São Joaquim da Barra ao fundo a cidade de São Joaquim da Barra - panoramio.jpg, Rodovia Anhanguera ( BR-050) near São Joaquim da Barra
Anhanguera igarapava.jpg, Rodovia Anhanguera ( BR-050) in Igarapava
BR050.jpg, BR 050, border between São Paulo
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and Minas Gerais
See also
*
Highway system of São Paulo
The highway system of São Paulo (state), São Paulo is the largest statewide road transportation system in Brazil, with 34,650 km. It consists of a hugely interconnected network of municipal (11,600 km), state (22,000 km) and federa ...
*
Brazilian Highway System
References
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Highways in São Paulo (state)
Transport in Campinas