SP-79 (São Paulo highway) explained

The SP-79 is a highway in the southeastern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil.

Names

• Celestino Americo, Tenente (Tapiraí - Juquiá)
• Convençao Republicana, Rodovia (Itu's old street - Salto)
• Guilherme Hovel-Svd, Padre (Piedade - Tapiraí)
• Raimundo Antunes Soares (Votorantim - Piedade)
• Waldomiro Correa de Camargo (Sorocaba - Itu)

Route

The highway begins at the junction with SP-75, in the municipality of Salto, enters its urban area, and continues toward Itu and Sorocaba along a dual carriageway section between Salto and Sorocaba. After Sorocaba, SP-79 overlaps with SP-264 until it reaches Votorantim.

From Votorantim onward, the highway becomes a single carriageway, passing through the urban areas of Piedade and Tapiraí, before reaching the municipality of Juquiá. The mountainous section of SP-79, between Tapiraí and Juquiá, is nicknamed "Serra de Juquiá" or "Serra da Cabeça da Anta," the latter named after a restaurant with the same name located midway along the mountain, on the roadside. In this 40 km stretch, there are no shoulders or cell phone signal,^[1] with many curves heading toward the southern coast of São Paulo.

The highway ends within the urban area of Juquiá, a few kilometers from the Rodovia Régis Bittencourt.

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/sorocaba-jundiai/noticia/2015/06/rodovia-sp-79-tem-trecho-de-40-km-sem-sinal-de-telefonia-celular.html. Rodovia SP-79 has 40 km stretch without cell phone signal. June 16, 2015. G1 Sorocaba e Jundiaí. July 12, 2020.