Autostrada A1 (Italy)
The Autostrada A1, nicknamed Sun Motorway, is the oldest European Highway and the most important in Italy. The highway links the biggest italian Tyrrhenian-side cities: Milan, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples. At 754 km, it is the longest Italian autostrada and it runs parallelly to Adriatic A14.
It is a part of the E35 and E45 European roads.
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| Autostrada A1 | ||||
| Autostrada del Sole | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Part of E35 and E45 | ||||
| Length | 759.6 km (472.0 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1964 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |
  A50 / A51 in Milan | |||
 A21 in Piacenza A15 in Parma  A22 / SS 12 in Modena  A13 / A14 in Bologna  A11 / RA 3 in Florence RA 6 in Bettolle-Valdichiana  SS 3 bis / SS 675 in Terni  A1 dir / GRA in Fiano Romano A24 / GRA in Lunghezza A1 dir / GRA in San Cesareo A30 in Caserta | ||||
| South end |
  A3 / A16 in Naples | |||
| Location | ||||
| Regions: | Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, Campania | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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A1 reduced Milan-Naples travel time from two days to just seven to eight hours. The mountain crossing Bologna-Florence part is named Variante di Valico.
HistoryEdit
Building works began in 1956, and the entire track was opened on 4 October 1964 by then-prime minister Aldo Moro. All the 1950s and 1960s administrations wanted this major infrastructure project to be completed as quickly as possible, as it was a great boost for the national economy.
The part between Rome and Naples was originally numbered A2, but was incorporated into A1 following the opening of Rome bypass from Fiano Romano to San Cesareo on July 21, 1988.
RouteEdit
| A1 MILAN - NAPLES Autostrada del Sole | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European Route | |
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 Tangenziale Est  San Donato Milanese |
-1,6 | 759,6 | MI | ||
 Milano P.le CorvettoMetanopoli - Old Motorway |
1,5 | 758,1 | MI | ||
| San Giuliano Milanese |
2,8 | 756,8 | MI | ||
| Tangenziale Ovest
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4,4 | 755,2 | MI | 
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| Melegnano road toll if going to Milan |
8,7 | 750,2 | MI |
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 Toll gate Milano sud |
8,9 | 749,7 | MI |
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 Rest area "San Zenone" |
15,1 | 745 | MI |
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| Lodi |
22,7 | 737 | LO |
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| Casalpusterlengo |
37,9 | 722 | LO |
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| Rest area "Somaglia" |
43,5 | 716 | LO |
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| Piacenza Nord |
50,7 | 710 | LO |
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| Torino - Brescia |
56,428 | PC |
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| Torino - Brescia |
57,134 | PC |
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| Piacenza Sud |
58,162 | PC |
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 Rest area Bidirezionale "Arda" |
74,3 | 687 | PC |
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 Brescia Fiorenzuola |
75,0 | 687 | PC |
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| Fidenza - Salsomaggiore Terme |
91,4 | 670 | PR |
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| La Spezia |
103,0 | 658 | PR |
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| Parma |
110,4 | 651 | PR |
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| Rest area "San Martino" |
115,1 | 646 | PR |
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| Reggio Emilia |
138,1 | 622 | RE |
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 Brennero |
156,1 | 605 | MO |
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| Rest area "Secchia" |
157,5 | 604 | MO |
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| Modena Nord |
158,6 | 603 | MO |
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| Modena Sud |
171,8 | 589 | MO |
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| Ancona
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189,8 | 571 | BO |
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| Tangenziale di Bologna Bologna Casalecchio - Ancona |
196,1 | 565 | BO |
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| Rest area "Cantagallo" |
199 | BO |
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| Sasso Marconi |
207 | 553 | BO |
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| Rioveggio |
223 | 537 | BO |
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| Pian del Voglio |
237 | 523 | BO |
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| Rest area "Roncobilaccio" |
242 | 518 | BO |
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| Roncobilaccio |
242 | 519 | BO |
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| Rest area "Aglio" |
256 | 504 | FI |
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| Barberino |
262 | 498 | FI |
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| Calenzano - Sesto Fiorentino |
278 | 482 | FI |
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| Rest area "Bisenzio" |
279 | 481 | FI |
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| Pisa nord |
280 | 480 | FI |
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| Firenze Nord |
280 | 480 | FI |
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Firenze Scandicci  SGC FI-PI-LI
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286 | 474 | FI |
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| Villa Costanza |
288 | 472 | FI |
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| Firenze Impruneta previous "Firenze Certosa" Siena - Autopalio
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295 | 465 | FI |
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| Firenze Sud |
301 | 459 | FI |
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| Rest area "Chianti" |
305 | 455 | FI |
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| Incisa |
320 | 440 | FI |
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| Rest area Reggello |
321 | 439 | FI |
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| Valdarno |
336 | 424 | AR |
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| Arezzo |
358 | 402 | AR |
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| Rest area "Badia al Pino" |
362 | 398 | AR |
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| Monte San Savino |
372 | 388 | AR |
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| Rest area "Lucignano" |
381 | 379 | AR |
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| Valdichiana - Bettolle - Sinalunga Raccordo Siena - Bettolle - Perugia |
385 | 375 | SI |
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| Rest area "Montepulciano" |
395 | 365 | SI |
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| Chiusi - Chianciano |
410 | 350 | SI |
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| Rest area "Fabro" |
428 | 332 | TR |
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| Fabro |
428 | 332 | TR |
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| Orvieto |
451 | 309 | TR |
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| Rest area "Tevere" |
465 | VT |
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| Attigliano |
479 | 281 | TR |
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| Rest area "Giove" |
481 | 279 | TR |
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| Orte Strada Statale 675 Umbro-Laziale-Viterbo |
491 | 269 | VT |
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| Magliano Sabina |
501 | 259 | RI |
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| Rest area "Flaminia" |
509 | 251 | RM |
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| Ponzano Romano - Soratte |
516 | 244 | RM |
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| Roma nord - GRA
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531 | 229 | RM |
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| Rest area "Mascherone" |
536 | 224 | RM |
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| L'Aquila - Teramo
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562 | 198 | RM |
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| Rest area "Prenestina" |
566 | 194 | RM |
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| Roma sud - GRA
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576 | 184 | RM |
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| Valmontone |
585 | 175 | RM |
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| Colleferro |
593 | 167 | RM |
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| Anagni - Fiuggi |
611 | 149 | FR |
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| Rest area "La Macchia" |
613 | 147 | FR |
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| Ferentino |
619 | 141 | FR |
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| Frosinone |
624 | 136 | FR |
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| Ceprano |
644 | 116 | FR |
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| Pontecorvo |
659 | 101 | FR |
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| Rest area "Casilina" |
660 | 100 | FR |
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| Cassino |
670 | 90 | FR |
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| San Vittore |
679 | 81 | FR |
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| Caianello |
701 | 59 | CE |
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| Rest area "Teano" |
708 | 52 | CE |
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| Capua |
729 | 31 | CE |
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| Santa Maria Capua Vetere |
720 | 40 | CE |
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| Caserta Nord |
734 | 26 | CE |
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| Rest area "San Nicola" |
737 | 23 | CE |
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| Salerno
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739 | 21 | CE |
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| Toll gate Napoli Nord |
740 | 20 | CE |
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| Caserta Sud |
741 | 19 | CE |
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| Pomigliano - Villa Literno Asse di Supporto |
743 | 17 | NA |
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| Afragola - Acerra Asse Mediano |
749 | 11 | NA |
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| Bari
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753 | 7 | NA |
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| Casoria - Napoli Nord |
754 | 4 | NA |
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Diramazione Capodichino  Tangenziale di Napoli |
755 | 5 | NA |
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| Rest area "Masseria" |
755 | 5 | NA |
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| Napoli Centro Direzionale SS 162dir |
758 | 2 | NA |
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 Salerno - Reggio Calabria
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760 | 0 | NA | ||
External linksEdit
Media related to Autostrada A1 at Wikimedia Commons