N-240 road (Spain)

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National road N-240
Carretera Nacional N-240
Route information
Length: 550 km (340 mi)
Major junctions
From: Tarragona
To: Bilbao
Highway system
National roads in Spain

The N-240 is a major east-west highway in Spain. It goes from Tarragona to Bilbao. It will be upgraded to the Autovía A-10.

The road heads south east from Bilbao over Pto de Barazar (604m) to Vitoria. There it joins the Madrid-Francia highway the N-I to Pamplona. There it follows the Rio Eloz and Rio Aragon to Jaca. It then joins the N-330 south to Huesca.

The road heads out of the foothills of the Pyrenees through Barbasto and Monzón to Lleida. Thereafter it passes through Montsant and the Sierra de Roquerole to Montblanc. It then passes along the valley of the River El Francoll to Tarragona.

Coordinates: 41°07′11″N 1°14′42″E / 41.11972°N 1.24500°E / 41.11972; 1.24500

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