A630 autoroute
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The A630 autoroute is a motorway in south west France. It is the périphérique for Bordeaux
and forms part of the European routes E5 E70.
It is 2x2 lanes but has been widened to 2x3 lanes. The road was started in 1972 and completed in 1983 (Work on the Bridge of Aquitaine started in 1961). It was completed in 1993 with the opening of the section between the François Mitterrand Bridge and the RD936. It is 35 km long and toll free.
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
and forms part of the European routes E5 E70.
It is 2x2 lanes but has been widened to 2x3 lanes. The road was started in 1972 and completed in 1983 (Work on the Bridge of Aquitaine started in 1961). It was completed in 1993 with the opening of the section between the François Mitterrand Bridge and the RD936. It is 35 km long and toll free.
Junctions
The follow ing goes anticlockwise:
Exchange N230-A10-A630 Junction with A10 to Paris, PoitiersPoitiersPoitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...
and N230.
01 (Cenon-Artigues) Areas served: Cenon, Artigues- 02 (Bordeaux-Bastides) Areas served: Lormont, Port et ZI d'Ambès, ZI Bec d'Ambès, Carbon-Blanc, Bassens
- 03 (Vieux Lormont) Closed
- Pont d'Aquitaine
- Speed Radar (Limit: 70 km/h)
- 04 (Bordeaux-Centre) Areas served: Parc des expositions, Bordeaux-Lac, ZI Blanquefort, Bordeaux-North, Bordeaux City Centre, Bruges-Le Tasta
- 05 (Bordeaux-Fret) Areas served: Bordeaux-Fret, ZI Bruges
- 06 (Bruges) Areas served: Bruges, Blanquefort, ZI Campilleau
- 07 (Eysines-Le Vigean) Areas served: Le Taillan-Médoc, Le Bouscat, Eysines-Le Vigean, Médoc
- 08 (Le Verdon) Areas served: Lacanau, Eysines, St Médard en J., Le Verdon
- 09 (Le Haillan) Areas served: Bordeaux-Caudéran, Mérignac-Capeyron, St Médard en J., Le Haillan
- 10 (Mérignac-Centre) Areas served: Andernos, Cap-Ferret, Mérignac-Pichey/Centre
- Speed Radar (Limit 90 km/h)
- 11a (Parc d'activités) Areas served: Centre Hôtelier, Parc d'activités
- 11b (Aéroport) Areas served Bordeaux Airport, Mérignac, Mérignac-Chemin Long
- 12 (St-Jean) Areas served: Saint-Jean-d'Illac, Parc Cimetière
- 13 (Pessac-Centre) Towns served: Pessac-L'Alouette
- 14 (Pessac-Saige) Towns served: ZI Pessac, Hôpitaux Haut-Lêveque Xavier Arzonan
- Exchange A630-A63 Junction with the A63A63 autorouteThe A63 autoroute is a motorway in southwest France. It is made up of two sections; the northern one is toll-free, connecting Bordeaux with Belin-Béliet. The southern section is operated by ASF and links Bordeaux to the border with Spain...
to ArcachonArcachonArcachon is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.It is a popular bathing location on the Atlantic coast southwest of Bordeaux in the Landes forest...
, Mont-de-MarsanMont-de-MarsanMont-de-Marsan is a commune and capital of the Landes department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Mont-de-Marsan airbase « Constantin Rozanoff » is a major installation of the French Air Force. The base includes CEAM , an air defense radar command reporting centre, and an air defence control...
, BayonneBayonneBayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
, Saint-SébastienSaint-Sébastien-In France:*Saint-Sébastien, Creuse, in the Creuse département*Saint-Sébastien, Isère, in the Isère département*Saint-Sébastien-d'Aigrefeuille, in the Gard département*Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent, in the Eure département...
, CanéjanCanéjanCanéjan is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.- Geography :Canéjan is located 11.4 km southwest of Bordeaux...
, CestasCestasCestas is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Spain - 16 (Gradignan-Centre) Towns served: Gradignan, Talence, Domaine Universitaire
- 17 (Talence) Areas served: Talence, Thouars, Gradignan, Malartic
- 18a (Léognan) Areas served: Cadaujac, Villenave-d'Ornon, Pont de la Maye
- 18b (Villenave) Areas served: Villenave-Centre, Pont de La Maye
- Exchange A630-A62 Junction with A62A62 autorouteThe A62 autoroute is a French motorway forming part of the Autoroute de Deux Mers.The road is the western portion of the Autoroute de Deux Mers connecting Toulouse with Bordeaux with a junction with the A630...
to ToulouseToulouseToulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, Pau, AgenAgenAgen is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in Aquitaine in south-western France. It lies on the river Garonne southeast of Bordeaux. It is the capital of the department.-Economy:The town has a higher level of unemployment than the national average... - 20 (Bègles) Areas served: Cadaujac, Bègles
- Speed Radar (Limit 90 km/h)
- 21 (Bordeaux-Centre) Areas served: City Centre, St Jean Railway Station, A631 spur to docks and City Centre.
- Road becomes the RN230 over the Pont François Mitterrand (Pont d'Arcins)
- 22 (Latresne-Floirac-La Souys)
- 23 (Bouillac) Areas served: Floirac-Centre, Bouillac
- 24 (Bergerac) Areas served: Bergerac, Tresses, Haut-Floirac
- 25 (Artigues) Areas served: Artigues-Centre, Cenon, ZI Artigues
- 26 (Libourne) Areas served: N89, Libourne, Périgueux, Yvrac
- 27 (Lormont) Areas served: Lormont, Carbon-Blanc
- Exchange N230-A10-A630 Junction with A10 to Paris, PoitiersPoitiersPoitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...
and A630.