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Autostrada A14 (Italy)

The Autostrada A14 or Autostrada Adriatica ("Adriatic motorway") is the second-longest[1] (743.4 kilometres (461.9 mi)) autostrada (Italian for "motorway") in Italy located in the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise and Apulia. It is a part of the E45, E55 and E843 European routes.

Its northern end is Bologna (where it branches off the Autostrada A1) and its southern ending is at Taranto. The motorway stretches along the entire Adriatic coast. Inaugurated in 1965, it connects to Rimini, Riccione, Cattolica, Pesaro, Ancona, Civitanova Marche, San Benedetto del Tronto, Pescara, Vasto, Termoli, Foggia and Bari.

History

The first part of the A14 opened to traffic was Bologna–Forlì (73 km) in 1966.[2] The A14 reached the Rimini Sud junction on 13 August 1966;[3] Riccione on 15 May 1968;[4] and Cattolica on 22 July 1968.[5]

In 1969, it reached Ancona, and the approximately 50-km section in Abruzzo was also opened.[6] In 1973 the motorway was completed from Bologna to Bari (absorbing parts of A17), as well as the spur towards Ravenna.[7] The final extension towards Taranto was opened in 1975.[8]

Route

Autostrada A14 near Forlì
Autostrada A14 near Ascoli Piceno
Autostrada A14 near Pescara
Autostrada A14 near Tortoreto
Autostrada A14 near Ortona

A14 Ravenna connection

A14-Bari ring road connection

Casalecchio connection

See also

Other Italian roads

Notes

  1. ^ Only entering the northbound carriageway and only exiting the southbound carriageway
  2. ^ Only exit for Bari on the northbound carriageway
  3. ^ Exit only towards Taranto, entry only towards Bologna.

References

  1. ^ "Autostrade più care d'Italia, i costi per km. La classifica" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ "E per l'A14 Forlì aspettò mezzanotte 8 luglio '66 tutti assiepati al casello" (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Notiziario della Società 'Autostrade'" [News of the 'Autostrade' society]. Autostrade (in Italian). Anno VIII (10–11). Rome: 60. 1966. ISSN 0005-1756.
  4. ^ "La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie" [The network of the Autostrade society - Dates and news]. Autostrade (in Italian). Anno X (7). Rome: 51. 1968. ISSN 0005-1756.
  5. ^ "La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie" [The network of the Autostrade society - Dates and news]. Autostrade (in Italian). Anno X (9). Rome: 61. ISSN 0005-1756.
  6. ^ "Una nuova dimensione per l'Abruzzo". Autostrade (in Italian). anno XI (11). Roma: 30–31. 1969. ISSN 0005-1756.
  7. ^ "La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie". Autostrade (in Italian). anno XV (6). Roma: 58. 1973. ISSN 0005-1756.
  8. ^ "La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie". Autostrade (in Italian). anno XVIII (3). Roma: 61. 1976. ISSN 0005-1756.

External links

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