A-1 (autovía)

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Autovía A-1
Autovía del Norte
Route information
Part of E5 / E80
Length371 km (231 mi)
Major junctions
FromMadrid
ToIrun
Location
CountrySpain
Highway system

The A-1 (also informally known as Autovía del Norte; Basque: Iparraldeko Autobia) is a Spanish autovía route which starts in Madrid and ends in Irun. It replaced the former national road from Madrid to France, the N-1 road. It carries the designation of European route E05, and, as one of the major north–south arteries of Spain, is one of the country's busiest highways.

Between Burgos and Armiñón there is an alternative for this autovía, no longer toll, the autopista AP-1.

In 2011, work was ongoing to bring the section between Burgos and Madrid up to modern standards.

Sections

Autovía A-1 currently has two sections: one between Madrid and Burgos and another between Miranda de Ebro and Alsasua. Traffic through the 49.6 km discontinuity between Burgos and Miranda de Ebro is redirected to the N-I. Beyond Altsasu, traffic continues on the N-I to the French border.

# From To Length Designation
1 Madrid Venturada 50.11 km A-1
2 Venturada Santo Tomé del Puerto A-1
3 Santo Tomé del Puerto Aranda de Duero 106.24 km A-1
4 Aranda de Duero Lerma, Burgos 42.91 km A-1
5 Lerma, Burgos Burgos 37.41 km A-1
6 Burgos Armiñón 87.35 km N-I
7 Armiñón Vitoria-Gasteiz 27.16 km N-I
8 Vitoria-Gasteiz Altsasu/Alsasua 46.69 km N-I, A-1[1]
9 Altsasu/Alsasua Idiazabal 16.05 km A-1 [2]
10 Idiazabal San Sebastián 45.94 km N-I
11 San Sebastián Irun 21.58 km N-I

Major cities crossed

Autovía A-1

References

  1. ^ "Google Maps Street View". Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  2. ^ "Google Maps Street View". Retrieved 2009-12-21.