Rodovia Raposo Tavares
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| Rodovia São Paulo-Paraná (until 1954) Via Adhemar (until 1954) | |
 Map of the itinerary of Raposo Tavares Highway (in red) | |
 View of the Highway | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Viaoeste (CCR), SPVias (CCR), DER and CART | |
| Length | 654 km (406 mi) |
| Existed | 1937–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | BR-267 in Presidente Epitácio, SP |
 SP-21 SP-29 SP-250 SP-274 SP-75 SP-141 SP-127 SP-266 SP-268 SP-255 SP-261 SP-287 BR-153 SP-327 SP-333 SP-284 SP-457 SP-425 SP-501 SP-563 | |
| East end | Rua Reação in Butantã, São Paulo, SP |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | São Paulo |
| Highway system | |
Rodovia Raposo Tavares (official designation SP-270) is the longest highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with 654 km.
The highway starts in the city of São Paulo and continues westward, serving the main cities of Cotia, Vargem Grande Paulista, São Roque, Sorocaba, Itapetininga, Angatuba, Ourinhos, Assis, Presidente Prudente, Presidente Bernardes, Presidente Venceslau and Presidente Epitácio, at the shores of the Paraná River, by the border with Mato Grosso do Sul. It receives the Castelo Branco Highway at Ourinhos. The highway was named in honour of António Raposo Tavares, one of the leading bandeirantes (explorers of the backlands in the 16th and 17th centuries). It is managed and maintained in its first 120 km by a state concession to private company ViaOeste, and this section requires a toll. The remainder of the highway is maintained by the State of São Paulo's Department of Roads (DER).
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