BR-010 (Brazil highway)

BR-010
Rodovia Engenheiro Bernardo Sayão
BR-010 in Dom Eliseu, Pará
Route information
Length1,954.1 km (1,214.2 mi)
Major junctions
North endBelém, Pará
South endBrasília, Distrito Federal
Location
CountryBrazil
Highway system

The BR-010 (official name Rodovia Engenheiro Bernardo Sayão) is a federal highway of Brazil that connects the national capital Brasília, to the city of Belém, in the state of Pará. It is named after its chief engineer, who died in an accident during the construction of the highway, when a tree fell over his tent. The BR-010 highway is known as the Belém–Brasília Highway or Transbrasiliana Highway, in the stretch between the city of Estreito, in the state of Maranhão, and the city of Belém. Between Brasília and Estreito, the highway has many incomplete and unpaved stretches, especially in the state of Tocantins. Between Brasília and Estreito, the original route of the Belém–Brasília Highway follows the BR-060, the BR-153 and the BR-226 highways, which are completely paved in this stretch.

The total length of the highway is 1,950 km, passing through the Federal District and four states:

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