A43 autoroute
A43 autoroute | |
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| Autoroute de la Maurienne | |
| Route information | |
| Part of E70 / E711 / E712 | |
| Maintained by AREA/SFTRF | |
| Length | 208 km (129 mi) |
| Existed | 1972–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Boulevard périphérique de Lyon in Lyon |
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| East end | E70 / N 543 in Tunnel du Fréjus |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Highway system | |
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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
- 2×2 lanes
- 2x3 lanes between the Boulevard Périphérique in Lyon, the A46 and the A48 (34 km)
- 2×4 lanes between the A46 and the A432 (7 km)
- 4+3 lanes between the A432 and the toll barrier at Saint-Quentin-Fallavier (7 km)
- 208 km long
- Service areas
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
| Region | Department | Junction | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Rhône | Boulevard périphérique de Lyon - A43 + Porte d'Essarts |
Périphérique Nord : Paris (A6), Lyon - centre, Porte de Montchat + Porte du Vinatier | |
| Périphérique Sud : Marseille, Saint-Étienne, Porte de Parilly | ||||
| Lyon - Part-Dieu | ||||
| 1 : Bron - Parilly | Bron | |||
| 2 : Bron - Rebufer | Bron, Parc de Parilly | |||
| 3/3a/3b/3c : Porte des Alpes | Eurexpo, Université Lumière-Lyon 2, Bron - Albert-Camus, Parc de Parilly, Parc de Saint-Exupéry | |||
| 4/4a/4b : Parc Technologique - Bron Aviation | Le Parc Technologique, Grenoble, Chambéry, Bron - Aviation | |||
| A46 & RN 346 - A43 | Paris (A6), Z. I. Mi-Plaine, Eurexpo - Exposants | |||
| Marseille, Saint-Étienne, Z. I. Lyon Sud-Est | ||||
| Aire de Saint-Priest (Eastbound) Aire de Manissieux (Westbound) | ||||
| A432 - A43 | Aéroport de Saint-Exupéry, Pont-de-Chéruy, Crémieu, Strasbourg (A39), Genève, Bourg-en-Bresse (A42), Clermont-Ferrand (A89), Paris (A6) | |||
| Isère | 5 : Saint-Quentin-Fallavier | Heyrieux, Pont-de-Chéruy, L'Isle-d'Abeau - Chesnes, Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, Parc d'activité de Chesnes | ||
| Péage de Saint-Quentin-Fallavier | ||||
| 6 : Villefontaine | Villefontaine, La Verpillière, Vaulx-Milieu, L'Isle-d'Abeau - Parc Technologique | |||
| Aire d'Isle-d'Abeau | ||||
| 7 : L'Isle-d'Abeau - centre | L'Isle-d'Abeau - Les Sayes, Morestel, Bourgoin-Jallieu - ouest, Crémieu | |||
| 8 : Bourgoin-Jallieu | Bourgoin-Jallieu - centre, Nivolas-Vermelle, Ruy-Montceau | |||
| Aire du Vernay (Eastbound) Aire de Coiranne (Westbound) | ||||
| A48 - A43 | Marseille, Valence (A49), Grenoble | |||
| 9 : La Tour-du-Pin | La Tour-du-Pin - centre | |||
| 9.1 : La Tour-du-Pin - est | La Tour-du-Pin | |||
| Aire des Marouettes (Eastbound) Aire des Sitelles (Westbound) | ||||
| 10 : Les Abrets | Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, Isère, Les Avenières, Les Abrets | |||
| Aire de Romagnieu (Eastbound) Aire du Guiers (Westtbound) | ||||
| Savoie | 11 : Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers | Bourg-en-Bresse, Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, Savoie, Belley, Saint-Genix-les-Villages | ||
| Aire du Lavaret (Eastbound) Aire de L'Omble (Westbound) | ||||
| 12 : Aiguebelette | Lac d'Aiguebelette, Novalaise, Aiguebelette-le-Lac | |||
| A41N & A43/A41 - A43 | Genève, Annecy, Aix-les-Bains | |||
| Bourg-en-Bresse, Annecy, Aix-les-Bains, Lyon par RD, Le Bourget-du-Lac, Savoie Technolac, Aéroport de Chambéry - Savoie, Chambéry | ||||
| E70 / overlaps and becomes E70 / E712 / / A 41 | ||||
| E70 / E712 / / A 41 becomes E70 / E712 / N 201 | ||||
| E70 / E712 / N 201 rebecomes E70 / E712 / / A 41 | ||||
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Savoie | 20 : Saint-Baldoph | Saint-Baldoph, Challes-les-Eaux, Myans | |
| Aire du Granier (Eastbound) Aire de L'Abis (Westbound) | ||||
| Péage de Chignin | ||||
| 21 : Chignin / Les Marches | Chignin, Les Marches | |||
| A41S - A43 | Grenoble | |||
| E70 / E712 / / A 41 rebecomes E70 / | ||||
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Savoie | 22 : Montmélian | Montmélian | |
| 23 : Saint Pierre-d'Albigny | Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny, Massif des Bauges | |||
| Aire du Val Gelon (Eastbound) Aire de L'Arcluzaz (Westbound) | ||||
| A430 - A43 | Tarentaise, Val d’Arly, Beaufortain, Albertville | |||
| 24 : Aiton | La Rochette, Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny, Chamoux-sur-Gelon | |||
| Aire de Saint-Pierre-de-Belleville (Eastbound) | ||||
| 25 : Saint-Pierre-de-Belleville / Epierre | Aiguebelle, chaîne des Hurtières, Épierre, Col du Grand Cucheron | |||
| Aire de Saint-Léger (Westbound) | ||||
| 26 : Saint-Marie-de-Cuines | La Chambre, vallée des Villards, Col de la Madeleine, Col du Glandon | |||
| Aire de Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines (Eastbound) Aire de Saint-Avre (Westbound) | ||||
| 27 : Hermillon | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Hermillon, Vallée de l'Arvan, Col de la Croix de Fer | |||
| 28 : Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Hermillon, Vallée de l'Arvan, Col de la Croix de Fer | |||
| Aire de Rieu Sec (Petrol only) (Eastbound) Aire de Saint Julien-Montdenis (Westbound) | ||||
| 29 : Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne | Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, Valloire, Valmeinier, Col du Galibier | |||
| Aire de Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (Eastbound) | ||||
| Péage de Saint Michel-de-Maurienne | ||||
| Autoroute becomes single lane. | ||||
| 30 : Modane | Chambéry, Albertville, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne par RD, Modane, Haute Maurienne, Vanoise, Col du Mont-Cenis, Col de l'Iseran | |||
| 31 : Valfréjus | Valfréjus, Modane | |||
| Péage du Tunnel du Fréjus | ||||
| E70 / becomes E70 / N 543 | ||||
| French - Italian Border in the middle of the tunnel ; E70 / N 543 ( E70 / ) becomes E80 / T 4 ( E80 / A 32) | ||||
External links
- A43 autoroute in Saratlas