A46 (France)

The A46 autoroute is a 47.6-kilometer-long (29.6 mi) highway in central France. It connects the town of Givors to Anse and eastern Lyon. It was completed in 1992.

Characteristics

• 2x2 lanes (2X3 lanes at Rillieux-la-Pape)
• 65 km long
• A radar speed trap has been installed at Rillieux-la-Pape (southbound). Speed limit 90 km/h.

History

• 1992 : Opening of the A46 and the RN346.
• 2007 : Opening of the third lane between Genay and the Mionnay Service Area.

Since 2002, there have been further attempts to prohibit heavy traffic over 7.5 tons in Lyon and divert them onto this motorway-by-pass. This is controversial because it generates extra journey times distances travelled.

Junctions

Junction Autoroute A7 to A46 near Lyon

Exit/Junction	Destination
	Exchange A6-A46 Junction with the A 6 to Villefranche, Dijon and Paris (north) and Lyon (south)
|1	(Quincieux) Towns served: Quincieux
|2	(Genay-Trévoux) Towns served: Genay/Trévoux
|Péage de Genay
|Service Area: Mionnay
|3	(Les Echets) Towns served: Les Echets, Bourg-en-Bresse via N 83
|4	(Sathonay) Towns served: Sathonay
	Junction A46-A42-N346 Junction with A 42 to Bourg-en-Bresse and Geneva (Switzerland) the A46 becomes the N 346 on a bridge over the River Rhone
	Junction N346-A43-N6 The A46 commences at a junction with the A 43 to Grenoble, Chambéry and Turin (Italy) and the N 6
|11	(La Fouillouse) Towns served:
|12	(Saint-Priest) Towns served: Saint-Priest Bel Air
|13	(Mions) Towns served: Mions
|14	(Lyon sud) Towns served: Boulevard Urbain Sud de Lyon, A 7
|15	(Corbas) Towns served: Corbas
|16	(Ternay-Communay) Towns served: Ternay, Communay
|Service Area: Communay
	Exchange A7-A46-A47 Junction with A 7 to Marseille and A 47 to Saint-Étienne

External links

• A46 autoroute in Saratlas