Via Dutra

Rodovia Presidente Dutra
Border between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states. The sign reads "Welcome to São Paulo".
Route information
Maintained by CCR NovaDutra (since 1996)
Length:	402 km (250 mi)
Existed:	1951 (duplication made to a Dual carriageway in 1967) – present
Major junctions
East end:	Avenida Brasil in Vista Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
	RJ-071 Linha Vermelha RJ-085 Av. Automóvel Clube RJ-105 (access to Nova Iguaçu and Belford Roxo) RJ-093 (access to Engenheiro Pedreira, district of Japeri) RJ-125 (access to Japeri, Miguel Pereira and Paty do Alferes) BR-493 Arco Metropolitano do Rio de Janeiro RJ-127 (access to Paracambi and Eng. Paulo de Frontin) BR-465 former Rodovia Rio-São Paulo RJ-145 (access to Piraí, Barra do Piraí and Valença) BR-393 Lúcio Meira RJ-155 (access to Angra dos Reis) BR-354 Resende-Caxambu SP-068 Rodovia dos Tropeiros BR-459 Lorena-Poços de Caldas SP-171 former Estrada Real (access to Paraty) SP-125 Oswaldo Cruz (access to Ubatuba) SP-070 Carvalho Pinto SP-123 Floriano R. Pinheiro (access to Campos do Jordão) SP-050 Rodovia Monteiro Lobato SP-099 Rodovia dos Tamoios (access to Caraguatatuba) SP-065 D. Pedro I (access to Campinas) SP-070 Ayrton Senna SP-088 Mogi-Dutra SP-021 Rodoanel Mário Covas SP-019 Hélio Smidt BR-381 Fernão Dias
West end:	Marginal Tietê in Vila Maria, São Paulo, SP
Highway system
Highways in Brazil

The Rodovia Presidente Dutra, (BR-116 – or SP-060 in the state of São Paulo), colloquially known as Via Dutra is a federal highway which runs through the eastern part of the state of São Paulo and southwestern region of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the part of BR-116 connecting the city of São Paulo to the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Major cities connected by this part of BR-116 are the city of São Paulo, Jacareí, São José dos Campos, Taubaté, Pindamonhangaba, Guaratinguetá, Resende, Barra Mansa, Volta Redonda and the city of Rio de Janeiro.

It covers a total distance of 402 kilometres (250 mi), starting at the Trevo das Margaridas in Rio de Janeiro and ending at the junction with Marginal Tietê in São Paulo. It merges with Rodovia Ayrton Senna in the county of Guararema and has junctions with Rodovia Fernão Dias, BR-354 and BR-459. The highway largely follows the Paraíba do Sul river valley.

Via Dutra is considered the most important Brazilian highway since it connects the two biggest and most important cities of Brazil and runs through one of the richest regions of the country, the Paraíba Valley. It is also the most important connection between the Southern Region and the Northeast Region.