A55 autoroute
A55 autoroute | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Length | 39 km (24 mi) |
| Existed | 1972–present |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Marseille |
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| West end | N 568 in Martigues |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Highway system | |
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The A55 autoroute is a free motorway in southern France. It is 36.7 kilometres (22.8 mi) long.
The road starts at Marseille at La Joliette and ends to the west of Martigues where it becomes the N568 towards Arles and Nîmes.
History
The first section was opened in 1972. The last section was completed connecting this junction to the Vieux-Port of Marseille in 1989.
List of exits and junctions
| Region | Department | Junction | Destinations | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur | Bouches-du-Rhône | 1 : Le Panier | Marseille - Le Vieux Port | ||||
| 2 : La Joliette | Marseille - Port de Marseille, centre-ville | ||||||
| A557 - A55 | Entry from A7 | ||||||
| 3 : La Cabucelle | Marseille - Les Arnavaux, (A7/A507) | ||||||
| 4 : La Madrague | Marseille - Saint-Louis, Les Arnavaux, Arenc, Ports - Portes 1 et 2 | ||||||
| 5 : Mourepiane | Marseille - L'Estaque, La Calade, Ports - Porte 4 | ||||||
| 6/6a/6b : Saint-Henri | Marseille - L'Estaque, Saint-Antoine, Saint-André | ||||||
| A551 & A552 (A7) - A55 | Lyon, Vitrolles, Barcelona (A54), Marseille-Provence (Marignane) | ||||||
| Nice (A8),Toulon (A50), Aix-en-Provence (A51), Marseille - centre | |||||||
| Aire de Rebuty (Eastbound) Aire de La Nerthe (Westbound) | |||||||
| 7 : Le Rove | Marignane - Ville, Gignac-la-Nerthe, Le Rove, Marseille - L'Estaque | ||||||
| 8 : Châteauneuf-les-Martigues | Sausset-les-Pins, Carry-le-Rouet, Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, Ensuès-la-Redonne, Gignac-la-Nerthe, Marignane - Ville | ||||||
| 9 : La Mède - est | Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, La Mède | ||||||
| 10 : La Mède - ouest | Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, La Mède - Raffineries | ||||||
| 11 : Martigues - Jonquières | Martigues - centre | ||||||
| 12 : Martigues - Lavéra | Martigues - Jonquières, Quartiers Sud, Z. I. Martigues-Sud, Sausset-les-Pins | ||||||
| 13 : Martigues - Ferrières | Martigues - Croix-Santé, Cento-Perdrix, centre | ||||||
| A 55 becomes N 568 | |||||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
Future
This motorway will be extended towards Arles by upgrading the N568 over the Plaine de la Crau. No date has been scheduled as yet, only a by-pass for Port-de-Bouc which is currently being evaluated.
External links
Template:Attached KML/A55 autoroute
KML is from Wikidata