A-496 (Spain)
A-496 | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 37.37 km (23.22 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From |  N-435 at Valverde del Camino |
| To |  A-495 at Cabezas Rubias |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Huelva |
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The A-496 is an interurban road in Andalusia, which links the Huelva towns of Valverde del Camino and Cabezas Rubias, belonging to the Basic Articulation Network.[1]. It constitutes one of the connections within the region of El Andévalo. It passes next to the population centres of Sotiel Coronada and Calañas.
Route description
The A-496 leaves an intersection with the N-435, near Valverde del Camino, as a continuation of the A-493, and ends at an intersection with the A-495, in Cabezas Rubias, connecting with the A-495 which serves as a continuation.
The average daily traffic intensity decreases as you move away from Valverde del Camino. In its first section, up to Calañas, there are 2,000 to 5,000 vehicles/day, dropping to the range of 500 to 1,000 vehicles/day for the section from Calañas to Cabezas Rubias.[2]. The percentage of heavy vehicles decreased in the same direction, from 7% near Valverde del Camino to 5% in its last section.[3] The A-496 has an average speed of between 71 and 80 kilometers per hour (44 and 50 mph) between Valverde del Camino and Calañas; and from this point to its end in Cabezas Rubias, the average speed is 81–90 km/h (50–56 mph).[4]
Connections
Along its route it connects with several provincial roads, listed in order from south to north: the HU-4101 turns off to the left before reaching Calañas; and after that point the HU-5101, the A-475, the HU-6100 and the HU-6402 leave.
References
- ^ Consejería de Fomento y Vivienda (December 2013). Actualización de la Red de Carreteras de Andalucía [Update on the Andalusian Road Network] (PDF) (in Spanish). Junta de Andalucia. p. 13. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Consejería de Obras Públicas y Vivienda. "Mapa visualizador de aforos" [Traffic Flow Visualization Map] (in Spanish). Junta de Andalucia. Retrieved March 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Consejería de Obras Públicas y Vivienda (2011). Mapa de tráfico de la provincia de Huelva [Traffic Map of the Province of Huelva] (PDF) (Map). 1:300,000 (in Spanish). Junta de Andalucia. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Consejería de Obras Públicas y Vivienda. "Mapa de velocidades" [Map of Speeds] (in Spanish). Junta de Andalucia. Retrieved March 2012.
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