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N-240 road (Spain)

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National road N-240
Carretera nacional N-240
Map
Route information
Length301.28 km[a] (187.21 mi)
Major junctions
FromTarragona
Major intersectionsLleida, Huesca, Jaca, Vitoria-Gasteiz
ToBilbao
Location
CountrySpain
Highway system

The N-240 is a major east–west road in Spain. Originally running from Tarragona to Bilbao, several segments have been downgraded due to the construction of parallel motorways.

The road heads southeast from Bilbao over the Barazar pass to Vitoria-Gasteiz. The segment from Luko to Vitoria-Gasteiz has been upgraded to autovía standards.[citation needed] From Alsasua to Pamplona the road was known as N-240-A [es], but the stretch between Alsasua to Irurtzun has been upgraded to the Autovía A-10.[4] From Pamplona to Jaca, the Autovía A-21 is being built parallel to the old N-240.[5] The Navarrese section parallel to the A-21 has been renamed as NA-2420.[6]

From Huesca to Lleida the N-240 runs parallel to the Autovía A-22.[7] In the last section, between Montblanc and Tarragona, the Autovía A-27 is being built as an alternative to the old N-240.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ The segments in Álava and Biscay are 18.48 km (11.48 mi)[1] and 32.92 km (20.46 mi) long,[2] respectively. The length in Aragon and Catalonia is 249.88 km (155.27 mi).[3]

References

  1. ^ Ortiz de Landaluce, Miguel (March 2019). Plan Integral de Carreteras de Álava 2016-2027. Tomo I. Memoria. irekia.araba.eus (Report) (in Spanish). p. 238. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "NORMA FORAL 5/2021, de 20 de octubre, de carreteras de Bizkaia" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de Bizkaia (in Spanish) (205): 48. 25 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Catálogo Oficial de Carreteras. Tramificación" (in Spanish). Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Presentadas las nuevas denominaciones de la red de autopistas, autovías y carreteras desdobladas de Navarra". navarra.es (in Spanish). 21 September 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ Vidondo, A. (3 December 2023). "La autovía de Jaca, las obras sin fin". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ^ Echeverría, Javier (3 March 2023). "Javieradas 2023: fechas, horarios y algunos consejos". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ Barluenga, Miguel (6 September 2018). "El principio del fin: las obras de la autovía Huesca-Lleida estarán terminadas con 15 años de retraso". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Huesca. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ^ "La autovía entre Valls y Montblanc, en la recta final". Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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