A10 (Italy)

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Autostrada A10

Autostrada dei Fiori
Route information
Part of E25, E74 and E80
Maintained by ANAS
Length158.1 km (98.2 mi)
Existed1967–present
Major junctions
East endGenoa
Major intersectionsAutostrada A7 Italia.svg A7 in Genoa
Autostrada A26 Italia.svg A26 in Genoa
Autostrada A6 Italia.svg A6 in Albisola Superiore
Autoroute française 8.svg A8 autoroute in Ventimiglia
West endVentimiglia
Location
CountryItaly
RegionsLiguria
Highway system
  • Roads in Italy
A A9 A A11

The Autostrada A10 or Autostrada dei Fiori ("Flowers Motorway") is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") 158.1 kilometers (98.2 mi) long[1] in northern Italy, passing through Liguria and connecting Genoa and Ventimiglia to France. It connects to the French A8 autoroute, which finishes in Aix-en-Provence, and forms part of European route E80.

History

The route from Genoa to Savona was opened on 5 September 1967,[2] and the route from Savona to Ventimiglia was opened on 6 November 1971.

Between Genoa and Savona, the highway has been improved three times in recent times: the northern route, in the direction of Ventimiglia, has been renovated, while the opposite direction, towards Genoa, is now the original road, which formerly consisted of both directions. Accordingly, this side is of lower quality than the other; the widening of the road to three lanes has necessitated the removal of the emergency lane, and a reduction of all lanes to less than 3.75 m (12.3 ft) - this is less than the regulations of the Italian highway code, and has in turn caused a reduction of the speed limit to 80 km/h (50 mph) for most of the section between Albisola and Genoa Voltri.

The route between Savona and the Italian border, on the other hand, is completely new, having been built in the sixties; it consists of two carriageways side by side, with two lanes in each direction. It has, however, no emergency lane, but includes several places in which it is suitable to make an emergency stop.

On 14 August 2018, a section of the Ponte Morandi bridge that formed part of the A10 collapsed during a storm, killing 43 people.[3]

The Autostrada today

The route is currently run by two companies: from Genoa to Savona, by the company Autostrade Italy SpA, and from Savona to the border by Autostrada dei Fiori SpA. It has 22 entrances, and includes eight service stations.

Much of the route is built on hillside, with a series of viaducts and tunnels; for this reason, the entire motorway requires paying a toll charge (one of the most expensive in Italy). Past Savona, the motorway visits Albenga, Imperia, San Remo, and Ventimiglia: six kilometres from Ventimiglia, it reaches the border with France. Until the nineties, the border was marked by a change of stripe colour, from yellow to white, alongside a sign in the tunnel indicating the precise location of the border—this is now gone, although its former location can still be discerned from a change of lighting systems, and the different thicknesses of asphalt.

In the opposite direction, the A10 intersects with the A6, towards Turin, the A26, towards the Po Valley, Switzerland, and other major cities in the north of Italy, before finally joining the A7, towards Milan and Tuscany.

The highway has 78 tunnels between Genoa and Nice.

Route

Autostrada A10 near Genoa
Autostrada A10 near Voltri
Autostrada A10 near Cogoleto
Autostrada A10 near Imperia
Autostrada A10 near Sanremo
Autostrada A10 Italia.svg GENOA – VENTIMIGLIA
Autostrada dei Fiori
Exit ↓km↓ ↑km↑ Province European route
AB-Kreuz-grün.svg Italian traffic signs - strada europea 64.svgAutostrada A7 Italia.svg Milan
Italian traffic signs - strada europea 80.svg Autostrada A12 Italia.svg Livorno
Italian traffic signs - strada europea 25.svg Italian traffic signs - icona traghetto.svg Genova Sampierdarena
0 158.1 GE E 80
E 25
AB-AS-grün.svg Genoa Airport
Italian traffic signs - icona aeroporto.svg Genoa Christopher Columbus Airport
2 156
AB-AS-grün.svg Genoa Pegli 6 152
AB-AS-grün.svg Genoa Pra' [4] 11 147
AB-Kreuz-grün.svg Italian traffic signs - strada europea 25.svgAutostrada A26 Italia.svg Alessandria - Gravellona Toce 13 145
AB-AS-grün.svg Arenzano 20 138 E 80
AB-Tank.svg AB-Rast.svg Rest area "Piani d'Invrea" 26 132 SV
AB-AS-grün.svg Varazze 27 131
AB-AS-grün.svg Celle Ligure 32 126
AB-AS-grün.svg Albisola 36 120
AB-Tank.svg AB-Rast.svg Rest area "San Cristoforo" 42 116
AB-AS-grün.svg Complanare Savona
AB-Kreuz-grün.svgItalian traffic signs - strada europea 717.svgAutostrada A6 Italia.svg Turin
AB-AS-grün.svg Savona
AB-Tank.svg AB-Rast.svg Rest area "Aurelia Sud"
44 113
AB-Tank.svg AB-Rast.svg Rest area "Valleggia Nord"[5] -- 110
AB-AS-grün.svg Spotorno 52 106
AB-Tank.svg AB-Rast.svg Rest area "Borsana Sud"[6] 55 --
AB-AS-grün.svg Feglino[7] 60 99
AB-AS-grün.svg Finale Ligure 63 95
AB-AS-grün.svg Pietra Ligure 68 90
AB-AS-grün.svg Borghetto Santo Spirito 72 86
AB-Tank.svg AB-Rast.svg Rest area "Ceriale" 77 81
AB-AS-grün.svg Albenga 81 77
AB-AS-grün.svg Andora 93 65
AB-Tank.svg AB-Rast.svg Rest area "Rinovo"[8] 95 --
AB-Tank.svg AB-Rast.svg Rest area "Valle Chiappa"[9] -- 60
AB-AS-grün.svg San Bartolomeo al Mare 104 58 IM
AB-AS-grün.svg Imperia Est 112 52
AB-AS-grün.svg Imperia Ovest 119 46
AB-Tank.svg AB-Rast.svg Rest area "Conioli"[10] -- 38
AB-Tank.svg AB-Rast.svg Rest area "Castellaro"[11] 123 --
AB-AS-grün.svg Arma di Taggia 128 30
AB-AS-grün.svg Sanremo 136 19
AB-Tank.svg AB-Rast.svg Rest area "Bordighera" 143 15
AB-AS-grün.svg Bordighera 146 12
AB-AS-grün.svg Ventimiglia
Italian traffic signs - stazione.svg Toll gate
Italian traffic signs - strada europea 74.svgStrada Statale 20 Italia.svg Col de Tende - Cuneo
AB-Tank.svg AB-Rast.svg Rest area "Autoporto"
151.8 6 E 80
E 74
Italian traffic signs - stazione.svg Ventimiglia border post 151.8 6
Italian traffic signs - fine autostrada (figura II 346).svg Autoroute F.svg Italian traffic signs - strada europea 74.svgItalian traffic signs - strada europea 80.svg Autoroute française 8.svg A8 autoroute - Menton - Monaco - Nice
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of France.svg France–Italy border
158.1 0

References

  1. ^ "Punti della strada A10: A10 Genova-Ventimiglia". Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  2. ^ Eugenio A. Merzagora (January 2016). "Motorways in Italy (numbering)".
  3. ^ Crollo Genova, trovato l'ultimo disperso sotto le macerie: è l'operaio Mirko. Muore uno dei feriti, le vittime totali sono 43
  4. ^ "Entrance of A10 Genova-Savona-Ventimiglia".
  5. ^ Only in the direction of Genoa
  6. ^ Only in the direction of Ventimiglia
  7. ^ Exit only westbound, entry only eastbound
  8. ^ Only in the direction of Ventimiglia
  9. ^ Only in the direction of Genoa
  10. ^ Only in the direction of Genoa
  11. ^ Only in the direction of Ventimiglia

See also

Other Italian roads

External links

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