Features
The Anhangüera highway connects the city of São Paulo with the northern region of the state and the industrial cities and agricultural regions there. Its busiest section is São Paulo-Campinas, the first section which was inaugurated. It is 86 km long, and serves the cities of Cajamar, Jundiaí, Louveira, Vinhedo, Valinhos and Campinas. Near Valinhos, SP-330 connects to Rodovia Dom Pedro I through the Campinas Beltway (SP-38), and near Campinas, it connects with Rodovia dos Bandeirantes (SP-348) through Rodovia Santos Dumont (SP-075).
Beyond Campinas, the second section goes through the cities of Sumaré, Nova Odessa, Americana, Limeira, Araras, Leme, Pirassununga, Porto Ferreira, Cravinhos and Ribeirão Preto. The third section, the last to be doubled-laned, goes to Orlândia, São Joaquim da Barra, Guará, Ituverava and Igarapava, reaching the border of Minas Gerais state at the Rio Grande, near Uberaba. It is the third longest highway in the state, with 482 km.
Anhanguera is a four-lane highway. It has heavy traffic, especially trucks.
The highway is currently managed by four private companies, and therefore is a toll road:
- AutoBan, from 11 (São Paulo) to 158 km
- InterVias, from 158 to 240 km
- AutoVias, from 240 to 318 km
- ViaNorte, from 318 to 482
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