BR-010 (Brazil highway)
The BR-010 (official name Rodovia Engenheiro Bernardo Sayão) is a federal highway of Brazil that connects the national capital Brasília, to the city of Belém, in the state of Pará. It is named after its chief engineer, who died in an accident during the construction of the highway, when a tree fell over his tent. The BR-010 highway is known as the Belém–Brasília Highway or Transbrasiliana Highway, in the stretch between the city of Estreito, in the state of Maranhão, and the city of Belém. Between Brasília and Estreito, the highway has many incomplete and unpaved stretches, especially in the state of Tocantins. Between Brasília and Estreito, the original route of the Belém–Brasília Highway follows the BR-060, the BR-153 and the BR-226 highways, which are completely paved in this stretch.
BR-010 | |
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| Rodovia Engenheiro Bernardo Sayão | |
BR-010 in Dom Eliseu, Pará | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 1,954.1 km (1,214.2 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Belém, Pará |
| South end | Brasília, Distrito Federal |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Highway system | |
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The total length of the highway is 1,950 km, passing through the Federal District and four states:
- Federal District: 44.6 km
- State of Goiás: 287.9 km
- State of Tocantins: 773.2 km
- State of Maranhão: 379.1 km
- State of Pará: 465,3 km