Autovía A-7

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Autovía A-7
Autovía del Mediterráneo
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Route information
Length1,300 km (810 mi)
Major junctions
From La Jonquera
To Algeciras
Location
Country Spain
Highway system

    The Autovía A-7 (also called Autovia del Mediterráneo) is a Spanish autovía (toll-free limited-access highway) which starts in La Jonquera, near the French frontier and ends in Algeciras. It was finally finished in late 2015 upon completion of sections west of Almeria and around Motril, is a free alternative route to the tolled Autopista AP-7, and is the longest national motorway in Europe.

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    Sections

    #FromToLength
    1 La Jonquera Figueres 20.44 km
    2 Figueres Girona 48.03 km
    3 Girona Maçanet de la Selva 25.41 km
    4 Maçanet de la Selva Cardedeu 39.61 km
    5 Cardedeu Granollers 8.44 km
    6 Granollers Montmeló 8.48 km
    7 Montmeló El Papiol 34.70 km
    8 El Papiol Martorell 12.67 km
    9 Martorell Vilafranca del Penedès 26.94 km
    10 Vilafranca del Penedès Comarruga 28.66 km
    11 Comarruga Altafulla 14.81 km
    12 Altafulla Tarragona 11.23 km
    13 Tarragona Salou 14.28 km
    14 Salou Amposta 72.31 km
    15 Amposta Peñíscola 52.46 km
    #FromToLength
    16 Peñíscola Torreblanca 31.92 km
    17 Torreblanca Sagunt/Sagunto 83.52 km
    18 Sagunt/Sagunto Ondara 131.99 km
    19 Ondara Altea 35.10 km
    20 Altea Sant Joan d'Alacant 44.53 km
    21 Sant Joan d'Alacant Elche 10.31 km
    22 Elche Murcia 82.29 km
    23 Murcia Lorca 71.57 km
    24 Lorca Vera 64.08 km
    25 Vera Almería 85.53 km
    26 Almería Adra 57.26 km
    27 Adra Motril 52.85 km
    28 Motril Nerja 39.24 km
    29 Nerja Málaga 58.75 km
    30 Málaga Benalmádena 22.54 km
    31 Benalmádena Estepona 64.79 km
    32 Estepona Guadiaro 25.64 km
    33 Guadiaro Algeciras 26.85 km

    Major cities crossed

    See also

    42°25′28″N2°51′57″E / 42.42444°N 2.86583°E / 42.42444; 2.86583

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