Autovía A-1 | |
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Autovía del Norte | |
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Route information | |
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Length | 371 km (231 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | Madrid |
To | Irun |
Location | |
Country | Spain |
Highway system | |
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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 a toll alternative for this autovía, the autopista AP-1.
In 2011, work was ongoing to bring the section between Burgos and Madrid up to modern standards.
Sections
[edit]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 |
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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 | Donostia-San Sebastián | 45.94 km | N-I |
11 | Donostia-San Sebastián | Irun | 21.58 km | N-I |
Major cities crossed
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/N1_puente.jpg/220px-N1_puente.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ "Google Maps Street View". Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ "Google Maps Street View". Retrieved 2009-12-21.