List of highways in Portugal
The following is a list of highways in Portugal. The Portuguese highway system is well spread out over the country. As well as the following roads it includes many national 2 lane roads.
Motorway |
Direction |
Route |
A1 |
north/south |
Lisbon to Porto |
A2 |
north/south |
Lisbon to Faro |
A3 |
north/south |
Porto to the Spanish border in the direction of Vigo |
A4 |
east/west |
Porto to Amarante and is expected to be extended to Bragança and eventually the Spanish border |
A5 |
east/west |
Lisbon to Cascais |
A6 |
east/west |
Begins when the A2 makes a downward turn and goes to the Spanish border by Elvas |
A7 |
east/west |
Póvoa de Varzim to Vila Pouca de Aguiar |
A8 |
north/south |
Lisbon to Leiria |
A9 |
north/south |
Oeiras to Alverca, it is also the outer-loop of the Lisbon Area. |
A10 |
north/south |
A9 to connect to A13 |
A11 |
north/south |
Braga to Guimarães |
A12 |
east/west |
Loures to Setúbal |
A13 |
north/south |
Setúbal to Santarém |
A14 |
east/west |
Coimbra to Figueira da Foz |
A15 |
east/west |
Santarém to Peniche |
A17 |
north/south |
Aveiro - Marinha Grande/A8 |
A22 |
east/west |
Algarve coast through Faro |
A23 |
L shaped |
from the A1 by Torres Novas to Guarda |
A24 |
north/south |
Viseu to Chaves and on to the Spain border |
A25 |
east/west |
Aveiro to Vilar Formoso through Viseu & Guarda |
A27 |
east/west |
Viana do Castelo to Ponte de Lima |
A28 |
north/south |
Porto to Viana do Castelo |
A29 |
north/south highway |
Porto to Ovar but is expected to continue to hug the coast until Aveiro |
A30 |
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A31 |
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A32 |
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A33 |
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A34 |
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A35 |
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A36 |
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A37 |
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A38 |
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A39 |
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A40 |
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A41 |
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A42 |
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A43 |
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A44 |
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A45 |
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A46 |
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A47 |
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A48 |
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VRI |
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Itinerário complementar (complementary itinerary)
Number
| Direction
| Route
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IP1
| north\south
| designated as A3, A1, A12, A2 and A22; Valenca to Vila Real de Santo Antonio through Oporto, Lisbon and Faro
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IP2
| north\south
| Faro to Bragança
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IP3
| north\south
| designated partially as A14&A24 and as itself from Coimbra to Viseu
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IP4
| west\east
| A4 and the remaining road to Bragança and Spain
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IP5
| west\east
| designated as A25
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IP6
| west\east
| designated as A23
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IP7
| west\east
| designated as A6
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IP8
| west\east
| Ficalho to Sines, through Beja
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IP9
| west\east
| designated as A27
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Number |
Direction |
Route |
IC1 |
north\south |
Albufeira to Setúbal then on to Lisbon and Spain |
IC2 |
north\south |
designated as N1 |
IC3 |
north\south |
Entroncamento to the IC8 |
IC4 |
L shape |
extension of A22 to run to Aljezur and as its own road to Sines |
IC5 |
west\east |
designated as A7 |
IC6 |
west\east |
Santa Comba Dão to Celorico da Beira |
IC7 |
east/west |
Penacova to Oliveira do Hospital |
IC8 |
east/west |
Pombal to Vila Velha de Rodao |
IC9 |
west\east |
Alcobaça to Tomar |
IC10 |
west\east |
Santarém to Estremoz - designated as A13 |
IC11 |
west\east |
Torres Vedras to Marateca |
IC12 |
north/south |
Sta. Comba Dao to Nelas |
IC13 |
east/west |
western Setúbal to Alcochete and then in another chunk from Mora to Ponte de Sor and in yet another chunk from Portalegre to Valencia de Alcántara in Spain |
IC14 |
west\east |
Barcelos to Braga - designated as A11 |
IC15 |
west\east |
Lisbon to Cascais - designated as A5 |
IC16 |
west\east |
Bairro Da Coopalme to Idanha - designated in part as A16 |
IC17 |
inner loop |
CRIL inner loop of the Lisbon Area - designated as A36 |
IC18 |
outer loop |
CREL outer loop of the Lisbon area - designated as A9 |
IC19 |
west\east |
Ranholas to Bucara - designated as A37 |
IC20 |
west\east |
Almada to Costa da Caparica - designated as A38 |
IC21 |
north\south |
Vila Amélia to Barreiro - designated as A39 |
IC22 |
north\south |
Olival Basto to Montemor- designated as A40 |
IC23 |
Inner loop |
Oporto Ponte da Arrábida to Oporto Ponte de Freixo - as A1\A20\A44 |
IC24 |
outer loop |
Oporto outer loop Espinho to Perafita - designated as A41 |
IC25 |
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IC26 |
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IC27 |
north\south |
Trindade to Monte Francisco |
IC28 |
west\east |
Real Baixo to Lama |
IC29 |
west\east |
Bonjoia to Covelo - designated as A43 |
IC30 |
west\east |
Bairro Da Alegria to Bairro Da Coopalme - designated as part of A16 |
IC31 |
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IC32 |
west\east |
Caparica to Vale Da Resina - designated as A33 |