The Autostrada A14 or Autostrada Adriatica ("Adriatic Motorway") is the second-longest[1] (743.4 kilometres (461.9 mi)) autostrada (Italian for "motorway") in Italy.
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| Autostrada Adriatica | ||||
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| Part of E45, E55 and E843 | ||||
| Maintained by ANAS | ||||
| Length | 743.4 km (461.9 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1965–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Bologna | |||
 A1 in Bologna RA 1 in Bologna A13 in Bologna RA 11 in Ascoli Piceno A24 in Pescara A25 in Pescara RA 12 in Pescara A16 in Cerignola | ||||
| South end | Taranto | |||
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| Country | Italy | |||
| Regions | Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, Apulia | |||
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Its northern end is Bologna (where it branches off the A1) and its southern ending is at Taranto. The motorway stretches along the entire Adriatic coast.
Inaugurated in 1965, it connects to Rimini, Riccione, Cattolica, Pesaro, Ancona, Civitanova, San Benedetto del Tronto, Pescara, Vasto, Termoli, Foggia and Bari.
History
editThe first part of the A14 opened to traffic was Bologna–Forlì (73 km) in 1966.[2] The A14 reached the Rimini Sud junction on 13 August 1966;[3] Riccione on 15 May 1968;[4] and Cattolica on 22 July 1968.[5]
In 1969, it reached Ancona, and the approximately 50-km section in Abruzzo was also opened.[6] In 1973 the motorway was completed from Bologna to Bari (absorbing parts of A17), as well as the spur towards Ravenna.[7] The final extension towards Taranto was opened in 1975.[8]
Route
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A14 Ravenna connection
edit DIRAMAZIONE RAVENNAA14 Ravenna connection | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European route | |
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  Bologna - Taranto | 0.0 | 29.8 | RA | -- | |
 Toll gate Ravenna | 9.3 | 20.5 | |||
 Cotignola | 9.8 | 20.0 | |||
| Lugo | 9.9 | 19.8 | |||
| Bagnacavallo | 13.9 | 15.9 | |||
 Rest area "Sant'Eufemia" | 19.9 | 9.9 | |||
Fornace Zarattini San Vitale | 26.5 | 3.3 | |||
   Adriatica Ravenna - Alfonsine | 29.8 | 0.0 | |||
.svg){kind=small}   dir Romea .svg){kind=small} Port of Ravenna | |||||
A14-Bari ring road connection
edit| RACCORDO A14-TANGENZIALE DI BARI A14-Bari ring road connection | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European route | |
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 Bologna Napoli | 0.0 | 4.6 | BA |  E55 | |
| Toll gate Bari nord | 0.1 | 4.5 | |||
 Bari industrial area Barese - Altamura - Gravina, Potenza di Matera - Matera | 0.4 | 4.2 | |||
| Modugno | 1.4 | 3.2 | |||
Tangenziale di Bari Adriatica - Brindisi - Lecce - Foggia -  Taranto -  di Gioia del Colle - Taranto | 4.6 | 0.0 | |||
Casalecchio connection
edit| RAMO CASALECCHIO Casalecchio connection | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European route | |
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 Milano - Firenze | 0.0 | 5.5 | BO | -- | |
| Bologna Casalecchio Tangenziale di Bologna | 1.0 | 4.5 | |||
| Ancona Padova | 5.5 | 0.0 | |||
See also
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Other Italian roads
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edit- ^ "Autostrade più care d'Italia, i costi per km. La classifica" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "E per l'A14 Forlì aspettò mezzanotte 8 luglio '66 tutti assiepati al casello" (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Notiziario della Società 'Autostrade'" [News of the 'Autostrade' society]. Autostrade (in Italian). Anno VIII (10–11). Rome: 60. 1966. ISSN 0005-1756.
- ^ "La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie" [The network of the Autostrade society - Dates and news]. Autostrade (in Italian). Anno X (7). Rome: 51. 1968. ISSN 0005-1756.
- ^ "La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie" [The network of the Autostrade society - Dates and news]. Autostrade (in Italian). Anno X (9). Rome: 61. ISSN 0005-1756.
- ^ "Una nuova dimensione per l'Abruzzo". Autostrade (in Italian). anno XI (11). Roma: 30–31. 1969. ISSN 0005-1756.
- ^ "La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie". Autostrade (in Italian). anno XV (6). Roma: 58. 1973. ISSN 0005-1756.
- ^ "La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie". Autostrade (in Italian). anno XVIII (3). Roma: 61. 1976. ISSN 0005-1756.
- ^ Only entering the northbound carriageway and only exiting the southbound carriageway
- ^ Only exit for Bari on the northbound carriageway
- ^ Exit only towards Taranto / entry only towards Bologna.
External links
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