A23 motorway (Portugal)

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A23
Portuguese: Auto-Estrada da Beira Interior
Autoestrada A23.svg
Route information
Length217 km (135 mi)
Major junctions
South end Torres Novas
North end Guarda
Location
Country Portugal
Highway system

The A23 (Portuguese : Auto-Estrada da Beira Interior) is a motorway (freeway) in Portugal. It connects Guarda, at the A25 motorway (near the Spanish border), to Torres Novas at the A1, the main motorway of Portugal.

Construction on A23 was completed in 2003. The road has tolls.

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