BR-401 (Brazil highway)

BR-401
BR-401
Route information
Length	202.9 km (126.1 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Boa Vista, Roraima
	BR-174 in Mucajaí; BR-432 in Cantá; Bonfim Lethem, Guyana; BR-433 in Raposa Serra do Sol;
North end	Normandia, Roraima
Location
Country	Brazil
Highway system
	Highways in Brazil; Federal;

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

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