The Via Rápida 1 or VR1 (Expressway No. 1 in English) is the first motorway in Madeira, Portugal. Since April 2017, there is another motorway in the island called VR2. Construction started in 1989 and was completed in 2005.
With 44 km, it goes from Ribeira Brava to Porto do Caniçal, providing a fast connection between Funchal and the Madeira International Airport. This motorway is also known as Cota 200.
Junctions
There are 27 Junctions and 30 tunnels in total. Junction ( Nó ) Km Ribeira Brava ( 1 ) – Campanário 3,200 Ribeira Brava - 1800 m / 1805 m (consoante o sentido) Amoreira - 130 m / 142 m Campanário ( 2 ) – Quinta Grande 2,645 Campanário - 310 m / 336 m Vera Cruz - 354 m / 345 m Quinta Grande - 932 m / 942 m Quinta Grande ( 3 ) – Alforra 2,550 Cabo Girão - 1200 m Caldeira - 210 m / 304 m Alforra - 368 m / 418 m Alforra ( 4 ) – Ponte dos Frades 1,350 Preces - 280 m Quinta do Leme - 161 m / 200 m Ponte dos Frades ( 5 ) – Câmara Lobos 0,765 Câmara Lobos ( 6 ) – Quebradas 1,010 Quebradas ( 7 ) – Esmeraldo 1,850 Esmeraldo ( 8 ) – Pilar 0,625 Pilar ( 9 ) – Santo António 0,850 Santo António ( 10 ) – Santa Luzia 1,300 João Abel de Freitas - 568 m / 581 m Santa Luzia ( 11 ) – Pestana Júnior 1,450 Marmeleiros - 705 m / 738 m Quinta da Palmeira - 243 m / 264 m Pestana Júnior ( 12 ) – Boa Nova 1,900 João Gomes - 138 m / 140 m Jardim Botânico - 210 m / 208 m REPSOL Cota 200 - Km 18,900 Boa Nova ( 13 ) – Pinheiro Grande 2,375 Pinheiro Grande - 378 m / 382 m Pinheiro Grande ( 14 ) – Cancela 0,800 Cancela - 354 m / 353 m Cancela ( 15 ) – Caniço 2,075 Abegoaria Oeste - 315 m Abegoaria Este - 300 m / 360 m Caniço ( 16 ) – Porto Novo 2,725 Mãe de Deus - 230 m Porto Novo ( 17 ) – Gaula 1,300 Gaula ( 18 ) – Boaventura 1,700 REPSOL Gaula - Km 29,550 (apenas no sentido Este-Oeste) Gaula - 160 m (apenas no sentido Este-Oeste) Boaventura ( 19 ) – São Pedro 0,400 São Pedro ( 20 ) – Santa Cruz 1,550 Santa Cruz Oeste - 150 m Santa Cruz Este - 110 m Santa Catarina - 240 m Santa Cruz ( 21 ) – Aeroporto Gare 1,636 Aeroporto Gare ( 22 ) – Aeroporto Leste 0,800 Aeroporto Leste ( 23 ) – Água de Pena 0,914 Água de Pena ( 24 ) – Machico Sul 1,168 Queimada II - 745 m / 730 m Machico Sul ( 25 ) – Machico Norte 2,252 Piquinho - 437 m / 460 m Machico Norte ( 26 ) – Caniçal Oeste 2,945 Fazenda - 162 m / 180 m Duplo Caniçal - 2140 m / 2160 m Caniçal Oeste ( 27 ) – Porto do Caniçal ( 28 ) 2,063 Portais - 700 m / 740 m Palmeira - 940 m / 900 m Porto do Caniçal 44,198
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