EN1-ST01

EN1-ST01
Route information
Length:	70 km (40 mi)
Major junctions
South end:	Central Praia
	Pedra Badejo-Tarrafal Route João Teves-Pedra Badejo Route Assomada-Rincão Route Boa Entrada-Calheta de São Miguel Route
North end:	Tarrafal
Location
Major cities:	São Domingos, Assomada, Chão Bom
Towns:	Ribeira Chiquinho, João Teves, Boa Entrada, Serra
Highway system
Roads in Cape Verde

EN1-ST01, also known as EN1-ST1, EN1-1, some signs posts as N1-1 or N1-ST1, the second part is of the Island of Santiago, highway name: Praia-Assomada-Tarrafal Route, sometimes divided into (Rodovia de Praia-Assomada-Tarrafal), south part: Praia-Assomada Route (Rodovia Praia-Assomada), northern part: Assomada-Tarrafal Route (Rodovia Assomada-Tarrafal). It is the longest national run road in Cape Verde running around the national capital to the northernmost of the island at Tarrafal.

There are different places where the route started, sometimes it starts at Achada de São Filipe Praia. The first branch starts at the roundabout connecting the route, Avenida Caixa Económica and Avenida Cidade de Lisboa, where the subdivisions of Várzea, Fazenda, Craveiro Lopes and Achadinha de Baixo meet, the other starts at the Port of Praia and follows Avenida Charles Darwin, Rua do Aeroporto and Avenida Caixa Económica, these all bypasses the center of Fazenda. The highway ends at the center of Tarrafal.

In the city of Praia, the main route passes through Ribeira da Trindade and the center of Calabaceira bypassing Vila Nova, a part of it runs through Vila Nova. Since 2008, all of the traffic linking the port and the middle and the north of the island are bypassed by the Praia Circular Road (EN1-ST06 or EN2-ST01), it only connects traffic with the center and the north of the city. From that point to Serra da Malagueta, the highway runs upward and tt enters Achada de São Filipe. The highway runs north and slightly west up to the Circular Road, for about 500 meters, it runs alongside the Circular Road. Elsewhere, the highway runs north and bypasses Ribeira Chiquinho, then west at a 75 degree angle after the junction with the highway (EN1-ST02) linking Pedra Badejo and Tarrafal, the highway bypasses São Domingos. West of town has sharp curves up to the distance of Assomada, it junctions the road to Cidade Velha (EN1-ST07 or EN1-ST06), the highway runs north not far from the mountains of Órgaos which bypasses them, the elevation there is 250-300 meters, it intersects with the João Teves-Pedra Badejo Road at an elevation of 230 meters, for 5 kilometers runs within Ribeira Seca and runs west up to the municipal boundary of São Lourenço dos Órgaos-São Salvador do Mundo. The highway runs slightly northwest to the municipal boundary with Santa Catarina, near the middle, it has an intersections with lesser roads with Picos (elevation 350 meters) and Covão Grande, also it runs nearby Pico da Antónia and its national park and passes through Ribeira da Faveta. After entering the municipal boundary, it enters the city limits of Assomada and bypasses the center with a small bypass, it has two intersections connecting its city center, the south part intersects the road with Chão de Tanque and Porto Rincão, the elevation is about 550 meters.

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