BR-308 (Brazil highway)

BR-308
Rodovia Transoceânica
Route information
Length	650.7 km (404.3 mi)
Major junctions
East end	Alcântara, Maranhão
West end	Belém, Pará
Location
Country	Brazil
Highway system
Highways in Brazil Federal

BR-308 is a federal highway that connects the cities of Belém, Pará, and the locality of Atracadouro do Cojupe in the municipality of Alcântara in Maranhão. ^[1]

It is also designated as part of the Belém–Brasília Highway, in its stretch between Belém and Santa Maria do Pará.

Near Alcântara, there is a space center from which satellite launch vehicles are launched, the CLA - Alcântara Space Center. In Latin America, CLA is the only competitor for the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana. ^[2]

References

1. "Rodovias Diagonais" (PDF). dnit.gov.br (in Portuguese). Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes (DNIT) — Sistema Nacional de Viação. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
2. Brazil, Ukraine to launch rocket together in 2010, UNIAN (December 3, 2009)