BR-226 (Brazil highway)

BR-226 is a Brazilian federal highway that connects the cities of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, and Wanderlândia, Tocantins. The highway leaves Natal, cuts the state of Ceará in half, arrives in the capital of Piauí (Teresina) and then cuts the state of Maranhão in half, reaching the north of the state of Tocantins, in the city of Wanderlândia. ^[1]

BR-226
BR-226 in Pau dos Ferros, Rio Grande do Norte
Route information
Length	1,673.0 km (1,039.6 mi)
Major junctions
East end	Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
West end	Wanderlândia, Tocantins
Location
Country	Brazil
Highway system
Highways in Brazil Federal

It is also designated as part of the Belém–Brasília Highway, in its stretch between Porto Franco, Maranhão, and Wanderlândia.

See also

• Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge collapse