The BR-280 is a
Brazilian federal highway that connects the cities of
São Francisco do Sul
São Francisco do Sul is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It covers an area of 540 km² (208 miles2) and had an estimated population of 53,746 in 2020.
Location
It was founded as a village by the Portuguese in 1658. ...
, in the state of
Santa Catarina, to
Dionísio Cerqueira
Dionísio Cerqueira is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Lati ...
,
Santa Catarina. It has a total length of 642.2 km.
Starting from São Francisco do Sul, it crosses important cities in the extreme north of Santa Catarina, such as Joinville, Araquari, Guaramirim, Jaraguá do Sul, Corupá, São Bento do Sul, Rio Negrinho, Mafra, Canoinhas and Porto União to the state of Paraná, in which it travels to the extreme south of that state, crossing other important municipalities such as Pato Branco, Palmas, Francisco Beltrão and Clevelândia.
The highway is very important in the region for the flow of agricultural crops and industrialized products, especially to the
Port of São Francisco do Sul
The Port of São Francisco do Sul is one of the main ports of Brazil and Latin America. It's located in the city of São Francisco do Sul, in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It's the largest port for cargo handling in Santa Catarina and ...
.
In the municipality of Mafra, the road reaches an altitude of almost 1,000 meters above sea level.
Duplication
In April 2018, DNIT began working on the doubling of 74 km of BR-280, between São Francisco do Sul and Jaraguá do Sul. The project foresees a change in its route, which will stop passing through the central urban perimeter of Jaraguá do Sul, once again being a single lane near the border of this municipality with Corupá.
In August 2020, the first duplicated 5.5 km stretch of road was delivered.
Ministro anuncia entrega dos primeiros quilômetros duplicados da BR-280
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References
{{Federal highways in Brazil
Federal highways in Brazil