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Autostrada A14 (Italy)
Encyclopedia
The Autostrada A14, called also Autostrada Adriatica, is a motorway
which connects the town of Bologna
to the town of Taranto
. For most of its route if follows the Adriatic Sea
coast of the Italian
peninsula. Though it consists of three lanes in places to the north, it is a two lane route, with many climbs, descents, tunnels and bridges, for most of its 743.4 km length.
Inaugurated in 1965, under the management of Autostrade per l'Italia, it has been a major holiday route serving the larger coastal towns of Emilia-Romagna (Rimini
, Riccione
, Cesenatico
, Cattolica
) and further south in Marche
, Abruzzo
, Molise
and Apulia
.
(1966). In 1969 the route reached Ancona, and the approximately 50 km section from Pescara
to Lanciano
was also opened. In 1973 the motorway was completed from Bologna
to Bari
(absorbing parts of the A17 near Bari) and the spur for Ravenna
was also finished. The extension towards Taranto
finally opened in 1975.
Autostrade of Italy
The Autostrada is the Italian national system of motorways. The total length of the system is about 6,400 km. In North and Central Italy this is mainly as tollways, with the biggest portion in concession to the Atlantia group which operates some 3,408 km...
which connects the town of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
to the town of Taranto
Taranto
Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....
. For most of its route if follows the Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
coast of the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
peninsula. Though it consists of three lanes in places to the north, it is a two lane route, with many climbs, descents, tunnels and bridges, for most of its 743.4 km length.
Inaugurated in 1965, under the management of Autostrade per l'Italia, it has been a major holiday route serving the larger coastal towns of Emilia-Romagna (Rimini
Rimini
Rimini is a medium-sized city of 142,579 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia and Ausa...
, Riccione
Riccione
Riccione is a comune in the Province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. As of 2007 Riccione had an estimated population of 34,868.-History:...
, Cesenatico
Cesenatico
Cesenatico is a port town with about 20,000 inhabitants on the Adriatic coast of Italy. It is located in the province of Forlì-Cesena in the region of Emilia-Romagna, about 30 km south of Ravenna...
, Cattolica
Cattolica
Cattolica is a town and comune in the Province of Rimini, Italy, with 16,233 inhabitants.-History:Archaeological excavations show that the area was already settled in Roman times....
) and further south in Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
, Abruzzo
Abruzzo
Abruzzo is a region in Italy, its western border lying less than due east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east, and the Adriatic Sea to the east...
, Molise
Molise
Molise is a region of Southern Italy, the second smallest of the regions. It was formerly part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise and now a separate entity...
and Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
.
History
The first part of the A14 which was opened included the Bologna bypass and the connection to the A1 Motorway (the so-called Autostrada del Sole - "Sun Motorway") and reached ForlìForlì
Forlì is a comune and city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the right of the Montone river, and is an important agricultural centre...
(1966). In 1969 the route reached Ancona, and the approximately 50 km section from Pescara
Pescara
Pescara is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. As of January 1, 2007 it was the most populated city within Abruzzo at 123,059 residents, 400,000 with the surrounding metropolitan area...
to Lanciano
Lanciano
Lanciano is a town and comune in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 36,570 inhabitants as of 2008.The city is also known for the first recorded alleged Catholic Eucharistic Miracle.-History:...
was also opened. In 1973 the motorway was completed from Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
to Bari
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
(absorbing parts of the A17 near Bari) and the spur for Ravenna
Ravenna
Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and the second largest comune in Italy by land area, although, at , it is little more than half the size of the largest comune, Rome...
was also finished. The extension towards Taranto
Taranto
Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....
finally opened in 1975.
Route
| A14 BOLOGNA-TARANTOAutostrada Adriatica | |||||
| Exit | |↑km↑ | |European Road | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
    Milano |
0,0 | 743,4 | BO | ||
  Area servizio "La Pioppa" |
2,3 | 741,1 | BO | |
|
 Bologna Borgo Panigale |
4,8 | 738,6 | BO | |
|
| Ramo Casalecchio - Tangenziale Bologna Firenze |
8,5 | 734,9 | BO | |
|
 Padova |
14,3 | 729,1 | BO | |
|
| Bologna Fiera |
BO | |
|||
| Bologna San Lazzaro |
22,2 | 721,2 | BO | |
|
| Area servizio "Sillaro" |
37,5 | 705,9 | BO | |
|
| Castel S. Pietro Terme |
38,1 | 705,3 | BO | |
|
| Imola |
50,1 | 693,3 | BO | |
|
 RavennaRavenna Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and the second largest comune in Italy by land area, although, at , it is little more than half the size of the largest comune, Rome... |
56,7 | 686,7 | RA | |
|
| Area servizio "Santerno" |
59,5 | 683,9 | RA | |
|
| Faenza |
64,5 | 678,9 | RA | |
|
| Forlì |
81,6 | 661,8 | FC | |
|
| Area servizio "Bevano" |
89,5 | 653,9 | FC | |
|
Cesena nord SGC Orte-Ravenna |
93,6 | 649,8 | FC |  |
|
| Cesena |
99,7 | 643,7 | FC | |
|
| Area servizio "Rubicone" |
111,3 | 630,1 | FC | |
|
| Rimini nord - Bellaria - S. Arcangelo |
117,3 | 626,1 | RN | |
|
| Rimini sud |
127,4 | 616,0 | RN | |
|
| Area servizio "Montefeltro" |
133,5 | 609,9 | RN | |
|
| Riccione |
135,4 | 608,0 | RN | |
|
| Cattolica - S. Giovanni M. - Gabicce |
143,9 | 599,5 | RN | |
|
| Pesaro - Urbino |
155,9 | 587,5 | PU | |
|
| Area servizio "Foglia" |
158,9 | 584,5 | PU | |
|
Fano  Strada Statale 73 bis di Bocca Trabaria |
173,3 | 570,1 | PU | |
|
| Marotta - Mondolfo |
184,9 | 558,5 | PU | |
|
| Area servizio "Metauro" |
186,2 | 557,2 | PU | |
|
| Senigallia |
194,5 | 548,9 | AN | |
|
| Area servizio "Esino" |
208,7 | 534,7 | AN | |
|
Ancona nord  della Val d'Esino |
213,5 | 529,9 | AN | |
|
| Ancona sud - Osimo |
230,4 | 513,0 | AN | |
|
| Area servizio "Conero" |
239,0 | 504,4 | AN | |
|
| Loreto - P.to Recanati |
245,5 | 497,9 | AN | |
|
Civitanova Marche  della Val di Chienti |
262,6 | 480,8 | MC | |
|
| Area servizio "Chienti" |
263,9 | 479,5 | FM | |
|
| Fermo - P.to S. Giorgio |
280,0 | 463,4 | FM | |
|
 Area parcheggio "Torre di Palme ovest" |
461,4 | FM | |
||
| Pedaso |
288,0 | 455,4 | FM | |
|
| Area servizio "Piceno" |
290,8 | 452,6 | FM | |
|
| Grottammare |
302,0 | 441,4 | AP | |
|
| Area parcheggio "Le Terrazze est" |
303,9 | 439,5 | AP | |
|
| S. Benedetto del Tronto - Ascoli Piceno |
311,7 | 431,7 | AP | |
|
| Val Vibrata |
319,5 | 423,9 | TE | |
|
| Area servizio "Tortoreto" |
323,6 | 419,8 | TE | |
|
Teramo - Giulianova - Mosciano S. Angelo  Roma - L'AquilaAutostrada A24 (Italy) The Autostrada A24, or Autostrada dei Parchi , is a motorway connecting Rome to the Adriatic Sea. Commencing at the Grande Raccordo Anulare , the A24 runs broadly north-east past L'Aquila and through a 10km tunnel under the Gran Sasso before reaching Teramo.First planned in 1973 to connect Lazio... |
334,4 | 409,0 | TE | |
|
| Area Servizio "Vomano" |
340,3 | 403,1 | TE | |
|
| Roseto |
344,0 | 399,4 | TE | |
|
| Atri - Pineto |
351,8 | 391,6 | TE | |
|
| Area parcheggio "Fonte Antica" |
357,2 | 386,2 | TE | |
|
| Area servizio "Torre Cerrano" |
363,1 | 380,3 | TE | |
|
| Pescara nord - Città S. Angelo |
364,5 | 378,9 | PE | |
|
  RomaAutostrada A25 (Italy) The Autostrada A25 Roma–Pescara is a motorway which allows travel from Rome to Pescara in Italy. Along with the A24 it is also named the Autostrada dei Parchi . It runs through beautiful scenery from the A24 near Torano, past the Fucine Lake and Avezzano, through the Appennines and the valley of... |
365,0 | 377,4 | PE | |
|
| Pescara ovest - Chieti |
380,8 | 362,6 | CH | |
|
| Area parcheggio "Le Sirene" |
388,9 | 354,5 | CH | |
|
| Pescara sud - Francavilla |
392,6 | 350,8 | CH | |
|
| Area servizio "Alento" |
393,9 | 349,5 | CH | |
|
| Ortona |
404,6 | 338,8 | CH | |
|
| Lanciano |
413,8 | 329,6 | CH | |
|
| Val di Sangro |
422,0 | 321,4 | CH | |
|
| Area servizio "Sangro" |
428,8 | 314,6 | CH | |
|
| Vasto nord - Casalbordino |
437,3 | 306,1 | CH | |
|
| Area parcheggio "S. Lorenzo" |
441,8 | CH | |
||
| Vasto sud - Montenero di Bisaccia |
454,6 | 288,8 | CB | |
|
| Area servizio "Trigno" |
458,6 | 284,8 | CB | |
|
| Area servizio "Rio Vivo" |
473,6 | 269,8 | CB | |
|
| Termoli |
477,0 | 266,4 | CB | |
|
| Area servizio "Torre Fantine" |
493,5 | 249,9 | FG | |
|
| Poggio Imperiale - Lesina |
507,0 | 236,4 | FG | |
|
| Area servizio "S. Trifone" |
517,5 | 225,9 | FG | |
|
| S. Severo |
528,6 | 214,8 | FG | |
|
| Area servizio "Gargano Est" |
542,2 | 201,2 | FG | |
|
| Foggia |
554,1 | 189,3 | FG | |
|
| Area servizio "Daunia" |
559,6 | 183,8 | FG | |
|
| Area servizio "Le Saline" |
587,3 | 156,1 | FG | |
|
| Cerignola est |
589,2 | 154,2 | FG | |
|
  Napoli |
602,7 | 140,7 | FG | |
|
| Canosa |
610,5 | 132,9 | BT | |
|
| Area parcheggio "Monterotondo" |
617,2 | 126,2 | BT | |
|
| Area servizio "Canne della Battaglia" |
620,4 | 123,0 | BT | |
|
| Andria - Barletta |
626,9 | 116,5 | BT | |
|
| Trani |
638,1 | 105,3 | BT | |
|
| Area servizio "Dolmen di Bisceglie" |
644,4 | 99,0 | BT | |
|
| Molfetta |
652,4 | 91,0 | BA | |
|
| Bitonto |
663,0 | 80,4 | BA | |
|
| Area servizio "Murge" |
671,4 | 72,0 | BA | |
|
| Bari nord - Tangenziale di Bari - |
672,2 | 71,2 | BA |  |
|
| Bari sud |
677,8 | 65,6 | BA | |
|
| Area parcheggio "Virgilio" |
689,9 | 53,5 | BA | |
|
| Acquaviva delle Fonti |
698,4 | 45,0 | BA | |
|
| Area servizio "Le Fonti est" |
701,4 | 42,0 | BA | |
|
| Area parcheggio "Le Masserie est" |
701,4 | 42,0 | BA | |
|
| Gioia del Colle |
709,6 | 33,8 | BA | |
|
| Area parcheggio "Le Grotte" |
723,4 | 20,0 | TA | |
|
| Mottola - Castellaneta |
723,9 | 19,5 | TA | |
|
| Area parcheggio "La Pineta" |
732,2 | 11,2 | TA | |
|
 Taranto nord |
735,2 | 8,2 | TA | |
|
 Via Appia |
743,4 | 0,0 | TA | ||