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.
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[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)
