Autostrada A1 (Italy)

The Autostrada A1 or Autostrada del Sole ("Sun Motorway") is the longest (760 kilometres (470 mi))[1] autostrada (Italian for "motorway") in Italy,[2][3] linking some of the largest cities of the country: Milan, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples. It is a part of the E35 and E45 European routes.

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Autostrada A1
Autostrada del Sole
Route information
Part of E35 and E45
Maintained by ANAS
Length759.6 km (472.0 mi)
Existed1964–present
Major junctions
North endMilan
Major intersections A50 and A51 in Milan
A21 in Piacenza
A15 in Parma
A22 in Modena
A13 and A14 in Bologna
A11 and RA 3 in Florence
RA 6 in Bettolle-Valdichiana
GRA in Fiano Romano
A24 and GRA in Lunghezza
GRA in San Cesareo
A30 in Caserta
A3 and A16 in Naples
South endNaples
Location
CountryItaly
RegionsLombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, Campania
Highway system
A 91 A 2
Autostrada A1 at San Giuliano Milanese
Rest area "San Zenone"
Autostrada A1 at Reggio Emilia
Autostrada A1 at Modena
Autostrada A1 at Calenzano
Autostrada A1 at Barberino di Mugello
Autostrada A1 at Sinalunga
Autostrada A1 at Nazzano
Autostrada A1 at Cassino
Autostrada A1 at Vitulazio
Autostrada A1 at Anagni
Autostrada A1 at Caserta

History edit

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, successive administrations wanted this major infrastructure project to be completed as quickly as possible, as it would be a great boost for the national economy. Construction began in 1956, and the highway was opened to traffic by then-prime minister Aldo Moro on 4 October 1964.[4]

The A1 reduced travel time between Milan and Naples from two days to just seven to eight hours. The section between Rome and Naples was originally designated A2, but it was incorporated into A1 following the opening of the bypass from Fiano Romano to San Cesareo on 21 July 1988.

Route edit

MILAN – NAPLES
Autostrada del Sole
Exit↓km↓↑km↑ProvinceEuropean Route
Tangenziale Est
Milan Linate Airport
San Donato Milanese
-1.6759.6MI
Milano P.le Corvetto
Metanopoli – Old Motorway
1.5758.1MI
San Giuliano Milanese2.8756.8MI
Tangenziale Ovest
Milan Malpensa Airport
4.4755.2MI E35
Melegnano
road toll if going to Milan
8.7750.2MI E35
Toll gate Milano sud8.9749.7MI E35
Rest area "San Zenone"15.1745MI E35
Lodi22.7737LO E35
Casalpusterlengo37.9722LO E35
Rest area "Somaglia"43.5716LO E35
Basso Lodigiano50.7710LO E35
Torino – Brescia
56.428PC E35
Torino – Brescia
57.134PC E35
Piacenza Sud58.162PC E35
Rest area "Arda"74.3687PC E35
Brescia
Fiorenzuola
75.0687PC E35
FidenzaSalsomaggiore Terme91.4670PR E35
La Spezia103.0658PR E35
Parma110.4651PR E35
Rest area "San Martino"115.1646PR E35
Reggio Emilia138.1622RE E35
E45 Brennero156.1605MO E35
Rest area "Secchia"157.5604MO E35 E45
Modena Nord158.6603MO E35 E45
Modena Sud171.8589MO E35 E45
E45 Ancona189.8571BO E35
Tangenziale di Bologna
Bologna Casalecchio – E45 Ancona
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
196.1565BO E35
Rest area "Cantagallo"199BO E35
Sasso Marconi207553BO E35
Variante di Valico220540BO E35
Rioveggio223537BO E35
Pian del Voglio237523BO E35
Rest area "Roncobilaccio"242518BO E35
Roncobilaccio242519BO E35
Variante di Valico255503FI E35
Rest area "Aglio"256504FI E35
Barberino262498FI E35
CalenzanoSesto Fiorentino278482FI E35
Rest area "Bisenzio"279481FI E35
Pisa nord280480FI E35
Firenze Nord
Florence Peretola Airport
Rest area "Firenze nord"
280480FI E35
Firenze Scandicci
Superstrada Firenze - Pisa - Livorno
286474FI E35
Villa Costanza288472FI E35
Firenze Impruneta previous "Firenze Certosa"
Siena – Autopalio
295465FI E35
Firenze Sud
Tosco Romagnola
301459FI E35
Rest area "Chianti"305455FI E35
Incisa320440FI E35
Rest area "Reggello"321439FI E35
Valdarno336424AR E35
Arezzo358402AR E35
Rest area "Badia al Pino"362398AR E35
Monte San Savino372388AR E35
Rest area "Lucignano"381379AR E35
ValdichianaBettolleSinalunga
Raccordo Siena – Bettolle – Perugia
385375SI E35
Rest area "Montepulciano"395365SI E35
ChiusiChianciano410350SI E35
Rest area "Fabro"428332TR E35
Fabro428332TR E35
Orvieto451309TR E35
Rest area "Tevere"465VT E35
Attigliano479281TR E35
Rest area "Giove"481279TR E35
Orte
E45 Umbro-Laziale
E45 Tiberina
ex Narni - Amelia
491269VT E35
Magliano Sabinaex Via Flaminia501259RI E35 E45
Rest area "Flaminia"509251RM E35 E45
E35 Roma nord – GRA
Rome Fiumicino Airport
Rome Ciampino Airport
Rome Urbe Airport
531229RM E45
Rest area "Mascherone"536224RM E45
L'Aquila – Teramo562198RM E45
Rest area "Prenestina"566194RM E45
Roma sud – GRA
Rome Fiumicino Airport
Rome Ciampino Airport
Rome Urbe Airport
576184RM E45
Valmontoneex Velletri585175RM E45
Colleferro593167RM E45
AnagniFiuggi611149FR E45
Rest area "La Macchia"613147FR E45
Ferentino
ex Sora
619141FR E45
Frosinone
ex dei Monti Lepini
624136FR E45
Ceprano644116FR E45
Pontecorvo659101FR E45
Rest area "Casilina"660100FR E45
Cassino
Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park
ex Formia
67090FR E45
San Vittore
Venafro
67981FR E45
Caianello
Telesina
70159CE E45
Rest area "Teano"70852CE E45
Capua
Via Domitiana
72931CE E45
Santa Maria Capua Vetere
della Reggia di Caserta
72040CE E45
Caserta Nord73426CE E45
Rest area "San Nicola"73723CE E45
Caserta –Salerno73921CE E45
Toll gate Napoli Nord74020CE E45
Caserta Sud74119CE E45
PomiglianoVilla Literno
Asse di Supporto
74317NA E45
AfragolaAcerra
Napoli Afragola railway station
Asse Mediano
74911NA E45
Bari7537NA E45
Casoria – Napoli Nord7544NA E45
Diramazione Capodichino
Tangenziale di Napoli
Naples Capodichino Airport
7555NA E45
Rest area "Masseria"7555NA E45
Napoli Centro Direzionale
del Centro Direzionale
Acerra -Pomigliano d'Arco - Cercola
del Vesuvio
7582NA E45
Napoli
Port of Naples
Naples
759.80.2NA E45
Salerno – Reggio Calabria7600NA

Variante di Valico edit

Variante di Valico (blue) and Autostrada A1 (green)

Variante di Valico (number A1 var) is a deviation of the Autostrada A1 opened to traffic on 23 December 2015, between Sasso Marconi and Barberino di Mugello in central Italy. The entire project covers a length of 62.5 km, of which 37 km involved adding a third lane on each side of the existing A1 and 25 km the construction of the new section, most of which consists of viaducts and tunnels, the longest tunnel being 8.7 km in length. The new section runs parallel to the central part of the Bologna-Florence Autostrada A1. The earlier motorway remains open, providing an alternative route. The A1 splits up north of the Apennines, the two sections rejoining south of the mountains.

AUTOSTRADA A1 var
Variante di valico
Exit↓km↓↑km↑ProvinceEuropean Route
Milan – Naples032.9BO E35
Badia17.415.5BO E35
Rest area "Badia Nuova" ovest1815BO E35
Firenzuola
Mugello
28.15FI E35
Milan – Naples32.90FI E35

References edit

  1. ^ "Calcolo percorsi e pedaggi - Autostrade per l'Italia" (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Autostrada A1 Milano - Napoli (tratta lombarda)" (in Italian). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ "L'arteria che cambiò l'Italia: i 50 anni dell'Autostrada del Sole" (in Italian). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Autostrada A1: Moro all'inaugurazione del tratto Chiusi-Orvieto - 1964" (in Italian). Retrieved 20 September 2023.

See also edit

Other Italian roads edit

External links edit

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