Autostrade of Italy

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The Autostrada is the Italian National system of motorways. The total length of the system is about 6,400 km, in North and Central Italy mainly as tollways, the biggest portion owned by the Autostrade Group which operates some 3,408 km of highways, although some are also under the control of other operators, such as Autovie Venete in the north-east. Italy was the first country in the world to start building motorways.^{[citation needed]}

Italy's Autostrada has one of the highest speed limits in Europe, excluding the German Autobahns. The speed limit varies but 130 km/h (~80 mph) is common; with the limits for trucks being lower. Design of the major links started in the 1950s and much of the construction was done in the 1960s.

1 List of current motorways
2 List of tangenziali (bypass roads around big cities)
3 List of bretelle (connections between two motorways) and raccordi autostradali (connection between motorways and important cities without a motorway)
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] List of current motorways

A1 Milan - Naples
A3 Naples - Salerno - Reggio Calabria
A4 Turin - Trieste
A5 Turin - Aosta - Monte Bianco (connecting to France through Mont Blanc Tunnel)
A6 Turin - Savona
A7 Milan - Genoa
A8 Varese - Milan
A9 Lainate - Como - Chiasso (connecting to Switzerland)
A10 Genoa - Ventimiglia (connecting to France)
A11 Florence - Pisa Nord (known as "Firenze-Mare")
A12 Genoa - Rosignano / Civitavecchia - Rome
A13 Padova - Bologna
A14 Bologna - Taranto
A15 Parma - La Spezia
A16 Naples - Canosa
A18 Messina - Catania
A19 Palermo - Catania
A20 Messina - Palermo
A21 Turin - Brescia
A22 Brennero - Modena
A23 Palmanova - Tarvisio
A24 Rome - L'Aquila - Teramo
A25 Pescara - Torano
A26 Voltri - Gravellona Toce
A27 Venice - Belluno
A28 Conegliano - Portogruaro
A29 Palermo - Mazara del Vallo
A30 Caserta - Salerno
A31 Piovene Rocchette - Vicenza
A32 Turin - Bardonecchia (connecting to France via Fréjus Road Tunnel)

[edit] List of tangenziali (bypass roads around big cities)

A50 Tangenziale Ovest di Milano (west bypass road, Milan)
A51 Tangenziale Est di Milano (east bypass road, Milan)
A52 Tangenziale Nord di Milano (north bypass road, Milan)
A53 Raccordo Bereguardo-Pavia (connection between Pavia and motorway A7)
A54 Tangenziale di Pavia
A55 Tangenziale Nord di Torino e Tangenziale Sud di Torino (north and south bypass roads, Turin)
A56 Tangenziale di Napoli
A90 Grande Raccordo Anulare di Roma (Great Ring Road of Rome)
A91 Roma - Fiumicino Aeroporto

[edit] List of bretelle (connections between two motorways) and raccordi autostradali (connection between motorways and important cities without a motorway)

Raccordo Autostradale Firenze-Siena (aka Autopalio, between Siena and motorway A1)
Raccordo Autostradale Perugia-Bettolle (between Perugia and motorway A1)
Bretella Lucca-Viareggio (between A11 and A12)
Bretella Santhià-Vercelli (between A4 and A26, formerly part of A26)
Bretella Santhià-Ivrea (between A4 and A5)
Bretella Tortona-Novi Ligure (between A7 and A26)
Raccordo Autostradale Ferrara-Porto Garibaldi (between Porto Garibaldi and A13)
Bretella Gallarate-Gattico (between A8 and A26)
Raccordo Autostradale Alcamo-Aeroporto di Trapani-Birgi (between Trapani and A29)
Raccordo Autostradale Solarolo-Ravenna (between Ravenna and A14)