BR-316 (Brazil highway) explained

Country:	BRA
Type:	BR
Route:	316
Map:	BR-316.jpg
Length Km:	2062.2
Direction A:	East
Terminus A:	Maceió, Alagoas
Direction B:	West
Terminus B:	Belém, Pará

The BR-316 is a Brazilian federal highway that connects the cities of Belém, in the state of Pará, and Maceió in Alagoas.^[1] It has a total length of 2,054 km.^{[2] [3]}

The section between Belém and Santa Maria do Pará is a designated part of the Belém–Brasília Highway.^[4]

The highway passes through the driest area and one of the poorest in the country. In Alagoas, however, there is the largest sugarcane production in the Northeast Region of Brazil.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: BR 316 . 2013-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121122063918/http://www2.transportes.gov.br/bit/02-rodo/3-loc-rodo/loc-rodo/br-316/gbr-316.htm . 2012-11-22 . dead .
2. https://archive.today/20130628041838/http://www2.transportes.gov.br/bit/02-rodo/3-loc-rodo/loc-rodo/316.htm BR 316 map
3. https://www.gov.br/dnit/pt-br/download/rodovias/rodovias-federais/nomeclatura-das-rodovias-federais/rodovias-diagonais.pdf Rodovias Diagonais
4. Web site: BR 316 . 2013-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121122063918/http://www2.transportes.gov.br/bit/02-rodo/3-loc-rodo/loc-rodo/br-316/gbr-316.htm . 2012-11-22 . dead .
5. Web site: Produção de cana de açúcar no Nordeste . 2021-03-12 . 2020-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200626112534/https://www.bnb.gov.br/documents/1342439/4128151/181_06_11_2018.pdf/d1d4290d-1d9e-a214-f50a-9ce50ced36be . dead .