VR1, Madeira
Appearance
Portuguese: Via Rápida 1 | |
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Route information | |
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Length | 44 km (27 mi) |
Major junctions | |
West end | Ribeira Brava |
East end | Porto do Caniçal |
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Country | Portugal |
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The Via Rápida 1 or VR1 (Fast Road 1 in English) is the first motorway in Madeira. Since April 2017, there is another motorway in the island called VR2. Construction started in 1989[1] completed in 2005.[2]
With 44 km it goes from Ribeira Brava to Porto do Caniçal, providing a fast connection between Funchal and the Madeira International Airport. This motorway is also known as Cota 200[3][4]
Junctions
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There are 27 Junctions and 30 tunnels in total.[2][6]
Junction ( Nó ) | Km |
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Ribeira Brava ( 1 ) – Campanário | 3,200 |
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Campanário ( 2 ) – Quinta Grande | 2,645 |
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Quinta Grande ( 3 ) – Alforra | 2,550 |
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Alforra ( 4 ) – Ponte dos Frades | 1,350 |
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Ponte dos Frades ( 5 ) – Câmara Lobos | 0,765 |
Câmara Lobos ( 6 ) – Quebradas | 1,010 |
Quebradas ( 7 ) – Esmeraldo | 1,850 |
Esmeraldo ( 8 ) – Pilar | 0,625 |
Pilar ( 9 ) – Santo António | 0,850 |
Santo António ( 10 ) – Santa Luzia | 1,300 |
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Santa Luzia ( 11 ) – Pestana Júnior | 1,450 |
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Pestana Júnior ( 12 ) – Boa Nova | 1,900 |
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Boa Nova ( 13 ) – Pinheiro Grande | 2,375 |
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Pinheiro Grande ( 14 ) – Cancela | 0,800 |
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Cancela ( 15 ) – Caniço | 2,075 |
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Caniço ( 16 ) – Porto Novo | 2,725 |
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Porto Novo ( 17 ) – Gaula | 1,300 |
Gaula ( 18 ) – Boaventura | 1,700 |
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Boaventura ( 19 ) – São Pedro | 0,400 |
São Pedro ( 20 ) – Santa Cruz | 1,550 |
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Santa Cruz ( 21 ) – Aeroporto Gare | 1,636 |
Aeroporto Gare ( 22 ) – Aeroporto Leste | 0,800 |
Aeroporto Leste ( 23 ) – Água de Pena | 0,914 |
Água de Pena ( 24 ) – Machico Sul | 1,168 |
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Machico Sul ( 25 ) – Machico Norte | 2,252 |
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Machico Norte ( 26 ) – Caniçal Oeste | 2,945 |
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Caniçal Oeste ( 27 ) – Porto do Caniçal ( 28 ) | 2,063 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Centenas de pontes e túneis a 13 milhões ao quilómetro".
- ^ a b "Tabela de Sublanços".
- ^ "CIRCULAR À CIDADE DO FUNCHAL À COTA 200 – 1ª FASE".
- ^ "CIRCULAR À CIDADE DO FUNCHAL À COTA 200 – 2ª FASE".
- ^ "Prémio Engenharia Civil 1997".
- ^ a b "Tabela de Túneis".
- ^ a b "Localizador de Estações de Serviço".