Strada statale 18 Tirrena Inferiore

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Strada Statale 18 Italia.svg
State Highway 18
Strada statale 18
Tirrena Inferiore
Italia - mappa strada statale 18.svg
Route information
Maintained by ANAS
Length406.150 km (252.370 mi)
Existed1928–present
Major junctions
From A2 at Fratte junction
To Reggio di Calabria
Location
Country Italy
Highway system
Strada Statale 17var-A Italia.svg SS 17var-AStrada Statale 18var Italia.svg SS 18var

The strada statale 18 "Tirrena Inferiore" (SS 18) is an Italian state road, connecting Campania and Calabria. It is among the longest and most important state highways in southern Italy, considering that it follows the Tyrrhenian coast, from Salerno to Reggio di Calabria.

Contents

History

The road was created in 1928 with the following route: "Naples - Torre Annunziata - Salerno - Battipaglia - Rutino - Vallo - Torre Orsaia - Sapri - Paola - Sant'Eufemia Lamezia - Nicastro - Monteleone - Reggio Calabria." [1] The road was called "Tirrena Inferiore", from the name of the Tyrrhenian Sea. In 1953 the route was modified.

Route

Old route from Naples (now SR ex SS18)

Campania

Naples, San Giorgio a Cremano, Portici, Ercolano, Torre del Greco, Torre Annunziata, Pompei.

Scafati, Angri, Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino, Pagani, Nocera Inferiore, Nocera Superiore, Cava de' Tirreni, Vietri sul Mare, Salerno.

Current route

Campania

Salerno, Pontecagnano, Bivio Pratole (Montecorvino Pugliano-Bellizzi), Bellizzi, Battipaglia, Corno d'Oro (Eboli), Cioffi (Eboli), Santa Cecilia (Eboli), Ponte Barizzo (Capaccio), Paestum (Capaccio), Mattine (Agropoli), Ogliastro Cilento, Prignano Cilento, Sant'Antuono (Torchiara), Rutino, Omignano Scalo (Omignano), Vallo Scalo (Casal Velino), Pantana (Castelnuovo Cilento), Vallo della Lucania, Novi Velia, San Biase (Ceraso), Massascusa (Ceraso), Cuccaro Vetere, Futani, Montano Antilia, Laurito, Alfano, Castel Ruggero (Torre Orsaia), Torre Orsaia, Policastro Bussentino (Santa Marina), Capitello (Ispani), Villammare (Vibonati), Sapri.

Basilicata

Acquafredda, Cersuta, Marina di Maratea, Castrocucco (all frazioni of Maratea).

Calabria

Tortora Marina (Tortora), Praia a Mare, San Nicola Arcella, Scalea, Santa Maria del Cedro, Grisolia, Cirella, Diamante, Belvedere Marittimo, Sangineto, Bonifati, Cetraro, Acquappesa, Marina di Guardia Piemontese (Guardia Piemontese), Marina di Fuscaldo (Fuscaldo), Paola, San Lucido, Falconara Albanese, Fiumefreddo Bruzio, Longobardi, Belmonte Calabro, Amantea, Campora San Giovanni.

Nocera Terinese, Falerna Marina (Falerna), Gizzeria Lido (Gizzeria), Lamezia Terme, Curinga.

Pizzo Calabro, Vibo Valentia, Mileto.

Rosarno, Gioia Tauro, Palmi, Seminara, Bagnara Calabra, Scilla, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria.

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