A72 autoroute
A72 autoroute | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 55 km (34 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | E70 / A 89 in Nervieux |
| To | N 88 in Saint-Étienne |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Highway system | |
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The A72 is an autoroute (motorway) in France. It is 55 kilometres (34 mi) long.
The motorway is operated by Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF) and links Balbigny to Saint-Étienne on one of the steepest and meandrous motorways in France. Over 35 km (22 mi) of the motorway is limited to 110 km/h (70 mph) as sections are considered too dangerous for the standard 130 km/h (80 mph) speed limit.
The motorway has 2 lanes both directions with 3 lane sections near Saint-Étienne.
The road is also numbered the European route E70. In 2006, the section between Clermont-Ferrand and the A89 spur became part of the A89.
List of exits and junctions
| Region | Department | Junction | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Loire | A89 - A72 | Clermont-Ferrand, Thiers, Roanne, Lyon (A6) | |||
| 6 : Feurs | Feurs, Boën | |||||
| Aire de la Plaine du Forez | ||||||
| 7 : Montrond | Montrond-les-Bains, Montbrison | |||||
| Aire de Chante-Perdrix (Southbound) Aire des Chaninats (Northbound) | ||||||
| Péage de la Veauchette | ||||||
| 8 : Andrézieux-Bouthéon | Thiers, Roanne par RD, Montrond-les-Bains, Veauche, Saint-Étienne-Loire Airport Andrézieux-Bouthéon | Entry and exit from Saint-Étienne | ||||
| 9 : La Fouillouse | Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, La Fouillouse, Aéroport de Saint-Étienne-Loire, Opéra Parcs, Autres Zones | |||||
| 10 : Saint-Etienne - ouest | Saint-Étienne, La Fouillouse, Firminy, Annonay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Villars, Bellevue, Hôpital Nord | |||||
| 11 : Saint-Priest-en-Jarez | Saint-Étienne, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez | |||||
| 12: Saint-Étienne - La Terrasse | Saint-Étienne - centre, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, Villars, L’Étrat | |||||
| 13 : Saint-Étienne - Montreynaud | Saint-Étienne, Technopole | |||||
| 14 : La Talaudière | Saint-Étienne, La Talaudière, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Zénith-Cité du Design, Z. I. Molina | |||||
| 15 : Saint-Etienne - Méons | Saint-Étienne, Sorbiers | |||||
| 16 : Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds | Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds, Monthieu, Terrenoire | |||||
| RN 488 - A72 | Saint-Chamond, Valence, Lyon (A7) | |||||
| 17 : Saint-Étienne - Monthieu | Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds, Saint-Étienne, Centres Commerciaux | |||||
| RN 88 - A72 | Le Puy-en-Velay, Annonay, Firminy, Saint-Étienne - Autres-Quartiers | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
External links
Template:Attached KML/A72 autoroute
KML is from Wikidata
- A72 autoroute in Saratlas