It is considered one of the best maintained highways in the country, ranking in the first position of the ranking Prepared through a road survey carried out by the National Transport Confederation (CNT).

Makes the connection of Sao Paulo To the most diverse municipalities important to the state's economy. Among these municipalities, Routas Brasil brought with extreme realism the main ones (within the logistics for the game), being: Mirassol, São José do Rio Preto, Catanduva, Taquaritinga Municipality, Araraquara, Ilaté Municipality, São Carlos, Rio Claro and Cordeirópolis.

Its name is in honor of Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa (1869-1957), president of Brazil for the São Paulo Republican Party and famous for the phrase "to govern is to open roads".

In the State of Rio de Janeiro, two stretches of BR-040 are of great importance in the history of Brazilian highways. The section between Petrópolis and Juiz de Fora comprised Estrada União e Indústria, the first Brazilian highway, opened on June 23, 1861 by Dom Pedro II. This section was replaced by the current Rio-Juiz de Fora in 1980. The Rio-Petrópolis section, known as the Washington Luiz Highway, was opened on August 25, 1928, by the President of the Republic, Washington Luís, and became the first paved in Brazil in 1931.

And for all this logistics that makes a historic connection between Rod. Washington Luiz Rio/SP, we brought this whole concept on our map connecting the main highways: Washington Luiz, Via Anhanguera, Dom Pedro I, Via Dutra, Raphael Magalhães ending with the Washington Luiz.

PROGRAMMING FOR THE END ROTA ROD. WASHINGTON LUIS