The Autostrada A5 or Autostrada della Valle d'Aosta ("Aosta Valley motorway"), in French Autoroute de la Vallée d'Aoste, is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") in Italy located in the regions of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, which connects Turin to France via Ivrea and Aosta, through the Mont Blanc Tunnel. It is a part of the E25, E64 and E612 European routes.
Autostrada A5 | ||||
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Italian: Autostrada della Valle d'Aosta French: Autoroute de la Vallée d'Aoste Aosta Valley motorway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Part of E25, E64 and E612 | ||||
Maintained by ANAS | ||||
Length | 143.4 km (89.1 mi) | |||
Existed | 1961–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Turin | |||
A4 in Turin A55 in Turin | ||||
West end | Mont Blanc Tunnel | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Italy | |||
Regions | Piedmont, Aosta Valley | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Ranked among the most advanced motorways in the country, as it is equipped with special heating systems to prevent the formation of ice on the road surface, it is 143.4 kilometres (89.1 mi) long and is the most expensive motorway in Italy.[1]
Major cities
editAutostrada A5 passes through Volpiano, Ivrea, Pont-Saint-Martin, Châtillon, Aosta and Courmayeur.
Route
edit TORINO - AOSTA - MONTE BIANCO Autostrada della Valle d'Aosta | |||||
Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European Route | |
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Torino C.so Giulio Cesare | 0.0 km (0 mi) |
143.4 km (89.1 mi) |
TO | E64 E612 | |
Torino - Trieste tangenziale di Torino Torino Abbadia di Stura Turin Caselle Airport Padana Superiore |
1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
141.8 km (88.1 mi) |
TO | E612 | |
Settimo Torinese | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
139.6 km (86.7 mi) |
TO | E612 | |
Toll gate Torino nord | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
139.4 km (86.6 mi) |
TO | E612 | |
Volpiano | 11.0 km (6.8 mi) |
132.4 km (82.3 mi) |
TO | E612 | |
San Giorgio Canavese | 25.0 km (15.5 mi) |
118.4 km (73.6 mi) |
TO | E612 | |
Scarmagno | 33.0 km (20.5 mi) |
110.4 km (68.6 mi) |
TO | E612 | |
Rest area "Scarmagno" | 35.0 km (21.7 mi) |
108.4 km (67.4 mi) |
TO | E612 | |
Diramazione Ivrea - Santhià Torino - Trieste Genova - Gravellona Toce |
37.0 km (23.0 mi) |
106.4 km (66.1 mi) |
TO | E25 E612 | |
Ivrea | 40.0 km (24.9 mi) |
103.4 km (64.2 mi) |
TO | E25 E612 | |
Quincinetto | 53.0 km (32.9 mi) |
90.4 km (56.2 mi) |
TO | E25 | |
Pont-Saint-Martin | 58.0 km (36.0 mi) |
85.4 km (53.1 mi) |
AO | E25 | |
Verrès | 70.0 km (43.5 mi) |
73.4 km (45.6 mi) |
AO | E25 | |
Châtillon - Saint-Vincent | 81.5 km (50.6 mi) |
61.9 km (38.5 mi) |
AO | E25 | |
Rest area "Châtillon - Saint-Vincent" | 81.6 km (50.7 mi) |
61.8 km (38.4 mi) |
AO | E25 | |
Nus | 93.0 km (57.8 mi) |
50.4 km (31.3 mi) |
AO | E25 | |
Rest area "Les Îles de Brissogne"[a] | 99.0 km (61.5 mi) |
44.4 km (27.6 mi) |
AO | E25 | |
Toll gate Aosta / Aoste | 101.0 km (62.8 mi) |
42.4 km (26.3 mi) |
AO | E25 | |
Aosta est / Aoste est del Gran S. Bernardo / du Grand-St-Bernard Traforo del Gran S. Bernardo / Tunnel du Grand-St-Bernard Italy–Switzerland border |
101.0 km (62.8 mi) |
42.4 km (26.3 mi) |
AO | E25 | |
Rest area "Autoporto / Autoport"[b] | 102.0 km (63.4 mi) |
41.4 km (25.7 mi) |
AO | E25 | |
Aosta ovest / Aoste ouest - Saint-Pierre | 113.0 km (70.2 mi) |
30.4 km (18.9 mi) |
AO | E25 | |
Morgex | 131.0 km (81.4 mi) |
12.4 km (7.7 mi) |
AO | E25 | |
Courmayeur | 139.0 km (86.4 mi) |
4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
AO | E25 | |
Traforo del Monte Bianco / Tunnel du Mont-Blanc France–Italy border |
143.4 km (89.1 mi) |
0.0 km (0 mi) |
AO | E25 |
A4/A5 Ivrea-Santhià connection
edit AUTOSTRADA A4/A5 Ivrea-Santhià connection | |||||
Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European route | |
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Torino - Aosta - Monte Bianco | 0.0 km (0 mi) |
23.6 km (14.7 mi) |
TO | E25 | |
Albiano ex del Lago di Viverone - Ivrea |
7.9 km (4.9 mi) |
15.7 km (9.8 mi) |
TO | E25 | |
Rest area "Viverone" | 13.0 km (8.1 mi) |
10.6 km (6.6 mi) |
TO | E25 | |
Torino - Milano Santhià |
23.5 km (14.6 mi) |
0.1 km (0.062 mi) |
VC | E25 | |
Diramazione Stroppiana - Santhià Genova - Gravellona Toce |
23.6 km (14.7 mi) |
0.0 km (0 mi) |
VC | E25 |
A5-SS 27 connection
edit RACCORDO A5-SS 27 A5-SS 27 connection | |||||
Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | ||
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Torino - Aosta - Monte Bianco | 0.0 km (0 mi) |
7.9 km (4.9 mi) |
AO | ||
del Gran San Bernardo | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) |
1.8 km (1.1 mi) | |||
del Gran San Bernardo Great St Bernard Tunnel Italy–Switzerland border |
7.9 km (4.9 mi) |
0.0 km (0 mi) |
See also
editOther Italian roads
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Le 5 autostrade più care d'Italia" (in Italian). Retrieved 26 July 2020.
External links
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