Autovía TF-1

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The TF-1 (or TF1) is a superhighway encircling the eastern and the southern parts of the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands). It connects Santa Cruz de Tenerife with Adeje. The superhighway is the second westernmost point in all of Africa. It is a 78 km superhighway and interchange numbers go facing south. The superhighway is one in the Canary Islands that passes through most of the municipalities and is the longest in the archipelago as well and is second to the GC1

[edit] Description

The superhighway begins with the junction with TF2 and the short TF4 near the Canary Islands' only refinery and is 1 km south of the downtown area of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The superhighway enters into the northern suburbs

[edit] History

The superhighway was first opened in the late-1970s when tourism arrived, it first opened within Santa Cruz de Tenerife, it later extended to the famous town of Güímar and in the 1990s extended to Arona and later extended last to Adeje to meet up with tourism traffic. The superhighway runs from El Rosario to San Miguel de Abona over the mountain landscape and serves mountain interchanges. The TF1 serves an interchange with the Reina Sofia International Airport 1 km north of the terminal and several in Abona, the superhighway ends in a circle southwest of Adeje.