VR1, Madeira
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]
| Portuguese: Via Rápida 1 | |
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| Length | 44 km (27 mi) |
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| West end | Ribeira Brava |
| East end | Porto do Caniçal |
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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
João Gomes Bridge, which crosses the Ribeira of the same name 140m below. Built in 1997.[5]
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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44,198 |
References
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