A43 autoroute
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| Autoroute de la Maurienne | |
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| Maintained by AREA/SFTRF | |
| Length | 208 km (129 mi) |
| Existed | 1973 – present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Lyon |
| East end | Tunnel du Fréjus |
| Highway system | |
| Autoroutes of France | |
The A43 autoroute, also known as l'autoroute alpine and l'autoroute de la Maurienne, is a motorway in France. Travelling through the French Alps, the road connects the city of Lyon with the Tunnel du Fréjus, near Modane, which passes the Italian border towards Turin. The autoroute opened in phases as it was constructed between 1973 and 1998.
Characteristics
History
- 1973: Opening of the section between Lyon and Bourgoin-Jallieu.
- 1974: Opening of the section between Bourgoin-Jallieu and Chambéry.
- 1990: Widening of the road to 2x3 lanes between Saint-Quentin-Fallavier and the junction with the A48.
- 1991: Opening of the L'Epine Tunnel.
- 1991: Opening of section between Montmélian (A41) and Aiton. The section previously numbered A41 between Chambéry and Montmélian was re-numbered the A43.
- 1996: Opening of section between Aiton and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.
- 1998: Opening of section between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne.
- 2000: Opening of section between Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne and Freney, and the incorporation of the N566 approach to the Fréjus Tunnel.
- 2002: Completion of Junction 11.
- 2004: Completion of Junction 20.
Junctions
- Autoroute becomes single lane.
- Road enters tunnel re-emerging as the Autostrada A32 in
External links
- A43 autoroute in Saratlas
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