A43 autoroute
The A43 autoroute, also known as l'autoroute alpine and l'autoroute de la Maurienne, is a motorway in France. Travelling through the French Alps, the road connects the city of Lyon with the Tunnel du Fréjus, near Modane, which passes the Italian border towards Turin. The autoroute opened in phases as it was constructed between 1973 and 1998.Characteristics
- 2x2 lanes
- 2x3 lanes between the Boulevard Périphérique in Lyon, the A46 and the A48
- 2x4 lanes between the A46 and the A432
- 4+3 lanes between the A432 and the toll barrier at Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
- 208 km long
- Service areas
History
- 1973: Opening of the section between Lyon and Bourgoin-Jallieu.
- 1974: Opening of the section between Bourgoin-Jallieu and Chambéry.
- 1990: Widening of the road to 2x3 lanes between Saint-Quentin-Fallavier and the junction with the A48.
- 1991: Opening of the L'Epine Tunnel.
- 1991: Opening of section between Montmélian and Aiton. The section previously numbered A41 between Chambéry and Montmélian was re-numbered the A43.
- 1996: Opening of section between Aiton and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.
- 1998: Opening of section between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne.
- 2000: Opening of section between Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne and Freney, and the incorporation of the N566 approach to the Fréjus Tunnel.
- 2002: Completion of Junction 11.
- 2004: Completion of Junction 20.
Junctions
- Lyon-Avenue Jean Mermoz Autoroute commences in Lyon City Centre.
- 01 Towns served: Lyon
- Exchange A43-N383 Towns served: Lyon
- 02a Towns served: Lyon
- 02 Towns served: Lyon
- 03 Towns served: Lyon
- 04 Towns served: Lyon
- Exchange A43-N346-A46 Junction with N346 to Paris and A46 autoroute to Marseille
- * Rest Area: St-Priest/Manissieux
- Exchange A43-A43 Junction with A432 autoroute to Aéroport Lyon St-Exupéry and Strasbourg
- 05 Towns served:Heyrieux
- Péage de Lyon St Quentin Fallavier
- 06 Towns served: Villefontaine
- * Service Area: L'Isle-d'Abeau
- 07 Towns served: L'Isle-d'Abeau
- 08 Towns served: Bourgoin
- * Rest Area: Le Vernay/Coiranne
- Exchange A43-A48 Junction with A48 autoroute to Grenoble and Marseille
- 09 Towns served: La Tour-du-Pin
- * Rest Area: Les Marouettes/Les Sitelles
- 10 Towns served: Chimilin-Les Abrets
- * Rest Area: Romagnieu/Le Guiers
- 11 Towns served: Belmont-Tramonet
- * Rest Area: Le Lavaret/L'Omble
- 12 Towns served: Lac d'Aiguebelette
- Exchange A43-A41 Junction with A41 autoroute to Annecy
- 12a Towns served: Chambéry
- Exchange A43-N201 The autoroute becomes the N201 through Chambéry
- Exchange N201-A43 The autoroute re-commences
- 20 Towns served: St-Baldoph-Challes-les-Eaux
- * Service Area: Le Granier/L'Abis'
- Péage de Chignin
- 21 Towns served: Chignin-Les Marches
- Exchange A43-A41 Junction with the A41 autoroute to Grenoble
- 22 Towns served: Montmélian
- * Rest Area: Val Gelon/L'Arcluzaz
- 23 Towns served: St Pierre-d'Albigny
- Exchange A43-A430 Junction with the A430 autoroute to Albertville.
- 24 Towns served: Aiton
- * Rest Area: St Pierre-de-Belleville
- 25 Towns served: Epierre
- * Rest Area: St-Léger
- 26 Towns served: La Chambre
- * Rest Area: Ste-Marie-de-Cuines/St-Avre
- 27 Towns served: St Jean-de-Maurienne
- 28 Towns served: St Jean-de-Maurienne
- * Service Area: St Julien-Montdenis
- * Service Area: 'Rieu Sec
- 29 Towns served: St Michel-de-Maurienne
- Péage de St Michel-de-Maurienne
- 29 Towns served: St Michel-de-Maurienne
- Autoroute becomes single lane.
- 30 Towns served: Le Freney-Modane
- 31 Towns served: Valfréjus
- Péage Toll booths for the Tunnel du Fréjus
- Road enters tunnel re-emerging as the Autostrada A32 in Italy towards Turin.
