The Autostrada A14 or Autostrada Adriatica ("Adriatic motorway") is the second-longest[1] (743.4 kilometres (461.9 mi)) autostrada (Italian for "motorway") in Italy located in the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise and Apulia. It is a part of the E45, E55 and E843 European routes.
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| Autostrada Adriatica Adriatic motorway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Part of E45, E55 and E843 | ||||
| Maintained by ANAS | ||||
| Length | 743.4 km (461.9 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1965–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Bologna | |||
 A1 in Bologna RA 1 in Bologna A13 in Bologna RA 11 in Ascoli Piceno A24 in Pescara A25 in Pescara RA 12 in Pescara A16 in Cerignola | ||||
| South end | Taranto | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Italy | |||
| Regions | Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, Apulia | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Its northern end is Bologna (where it branches off the Autostrada A1) and its southern ending is at Taranto. The motorway stretches along the entire Adriatic coast. Inaugurated in 1965, it connects to Rimini, Riccione, Cattolica, Pesaro, Ancona, Civitanova Marche, San Benedetto del Tronto, Pescara, Vasto, Termoli, Foggia and Bari.
History
editThe first part of the A14 opened to traffic was Bologna–Forlì (73 km) in 1966.[2] The A14 reached the Rimini Sud junction on 13 August 1966;[3] Riccione on 15 May 1968;[4] and Cattolica on 22 July 1968.[5]
In 1969, it reached Ancona, and the approximately 50-km section in Abruzzo was also opened.[6] In 1973 the motorway was completed from Bologna to Bari (absorbing parts of A17), as well as the spur towards Ravenna.[7] The final extension towards Taranto was opened in 1975.[8]
Route
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| BOLOGNA – TARANTO Autostrada Adriatica | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European route | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
   Milano
|
0.0 km (0 mi) |
743.4 km (461.9 mi) |
BO |  E45
| |
  Rest area "La Pioppa" |
2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
741.1 km (460.5 mi) |
BO | E45
| |
 Bologna Borgo Panigale |
4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
738.6 km (458.9 mi) |
BO | E45
| |
Ramo Casalecchio - Bologna Casalecchio Tangenziale di Bologna.svg){kind=small} Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport Firenze
|
8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
734.9 km (456.6 mi) |
BO | E45
| |
| Padova
|
14.3 km (8.9 mi) |
729.1 km (453.0 mi) |
BO | E45
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 Bologna Fiera |
15.5 km (9.6 mi) |
727.9 km (452.3 mi) |
BO | E45
| |
| Bologna San Lazzaro Tangenziale di Bologna |
22.2 km (13.8 mi) |
721.2 km (448.1 mi) |
BO | E45
| |
| Rest area "Sillaro" |
37.5 km (23.3 mi) |
705.9 km (438.6 mi) |
BO | E45
| |
| Castel San Pietro Terme |
38.1 km (23.7 mi) |
705.3 km (438.3 mi) |
BO | E45
| |
| Imola |
50.1 km (31.1 mi) |
693.3 km (430.8 mi) |
BO | E45
| |
 Ravenna  Romea Venezia |
56.7 km (35.2 mi) |
686.7 km (426.7 mi) |
RA | E45
| |
| Rest area "Santerno" |
59.5 km (37.0 mi) |
683.9 km (425.0 mi) |
RA | E45
| |
| Faenza |
64.5 km (40.1 mi) |
678.9 km (421.8 mi) |
RA | E45
| |
Forlì Castrocaro Terme |
81.6 km (50.7 mi) |
661.8 km (411.2 mi) |
FC | E45
| |
| Rest area "Bevano" |
89.5 km (55.6 mi) |
653.9 km (406.3 mi) |
FC | E45
| |
Cesena nord  Tiberina Sansepolcro - Perugia - Terni  Umbro-Laziale Orte - Viterbo - Roma
|
93.6 km (58.2 mi) |
649.8 km (403.8 mi) |
FC |  E55
| |
| Cesena |
99.7 km (62.0 mi) |
643.7 km (400.0 mi) |
FC | E55
| |
| Valle del Rubicone |
110.1 km (68.4 mi) |
631.3 km (392.3 mi) |
FC | E55
| |
| Rest area "Rubicone" |
111.3 km (69.2 mi) |
630.1 km (391.5 mi) |
FC | E55
| |
| Rimini nord - Bellaria - Santarcangelo |
117.3 km (72.9 mi) |
626.1 km (389.0 mi) |
RN | E55
| |
| Rimini sud |
127.4 km (79.2 mi) |
616.0 km (382.8 mi) |
RN | E55
| |
| Rest area "Montefeltro" |
133.5 km (83.0 mi) |
609.9 km (379.0 mi) |
RN | E55
| |
| Riccione |
135.4 km (84.1 mi) |
608.0 km (377.8 mi) |
RN | E55
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| Cattolica - San Giovanni in Marignano - Gabicce |
143.9 km (89.4 mi) |
599.5 km (372.5 mi) |
RN | E55
| |
| Pesaro - Urbino |
155.9 km (96.9 mi) |
587.5 km (365.1 mi) |
PU | E55
| |
| Rest area "Foglia" |
158.9 km (98.7 mi) |
584.5 km (363.2 mi) |
PU | E55
| |
Fano  di Bocca Trabaria Fossombrone - Sansepolcro - Arezzo |
173.3 km (107.7 mi) |
570.1 km (354.2 mi) |
PU | E55
| |
| Marotta - Mondolfo |
184.9 km (114.9 mi) |
558.5 km (347.0 mi) |
PU | E55
| |
| Rest area "Metauro" |
186.2 km (115.7 mi) |
557.2 km (346.2 mi) |
PU | E55
| |
Senigallia Spiaggia di Velluto |
194.5 km (120.9 mi) |
548.9 km (341.1 mi) |
AN | E55
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| Montemarciano |
207.9 km (129.2 mi) |
535.3 km (332.6 mi) |
AN | E55
| |
| Rest area "Esino" |
208.7 km (129.7 mi) |
534.7 km (332.2 mi) |
AN | E55
| |
Ancona nord Ancona Falconara Airport  della Val d'Esino -  Frasassi Caves - Fabriano - Gubbio - Perugia .svg){kind=small}  Ferries to Zadar and Split (Croatia) - Patras (Greece) |
213.5 km (132.7 mi) |
529.9 km (329.3 mi) |
AN | E55
| |
Ancona sud - OsimoCastelfidardo  Riviera del Conero |
230.4 km (143.2 mi) |
513.0 km (318.8 mi) |
AN | E55
| |
| Rest area "Conero" |
239.0 km (148.5 mi) |
504.4 km (313.4 mi) |
AN | E55
| |
Loreto - Porto Recanati Basilica della Santa Casa - Recanati |
245.5 km (152.5 mi) |
497.9 km (309.4 mi) |
AN | E55
| |
Civitanova Marche - Macerata della Val di Chienti Tolentino - Foligno Flaminia Spoleto - Terni Centrale Umbra Assisi - Perugia - Valdichiana |
262.6 km (163.2 mi) |
480.8 km (298.8 mi) |
MC | E55
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| Porto Sant'Elpidio |
270.8 km (168.3 mi) |
472.6 km (293.7 mi) |
FM | E55
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| Rest area "Chienti" |
263.9 km (164.0 mi) |
479.5 km (297.9 mi) |
FM | E55
| |
| Fermo - Porto San Giorgio |
280.0 km (174.0 mi) |
463.4 km (287.9 mi) |
FM | E55
| |
| Pedaso |
288.0 km (179.0 mi) |
455.4 km (283.0 mi) |
FM | E55
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| Rest area "Piceno" |
290.8 km (180.7 mi) |
452.6 km (281.2 mi) |
FM | E55
| |
| Grottammare Riviera delle Palme |
302.0 km (187.7 mi) |
441.4 km (274.3 mi) |
AP | E55
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Ascoli Piceno - San Benedetto del Tronto Ascoli Piceno Salaria Rieti - Roma Monti Sibillini National Park - Norcia - Cascia - Spoleto |
311.7 km (193.7 mi) |
431.7 km (268.2 mi) |
AP | E55
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| Val Vibrata |
319.5 km (198.5 mi) |
423.9 km (263.4 mi) |
TE | E55
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| Rest area "Tortoreto" |
323.6 km (201.1 mi) |
419.8 km (260.9 mi) |
TE | E55
| |
Teramo - Giulianova - Mosciano Sant'Angelo Teramo  L'Aquila - Roma |
334.4 km (207.8 mi) |
409.0 km (254.1 mi) |
TE | E55
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| Rest area "Vomano" |
340.3 km (211.5 mi) |
403.1 km (250.5 mi) |
TE | E55
| |
| Roseto Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park - Castelli |
344.0 km (213.8 mi) |
399.4 km (248.2 mi) |
TE | E55
| |
| Atri - Pineto |
351.8 km (218.6 mi) |
391.6 km (243.3 mi) |
TE | E55
| |
| Rest area "Torre Cerrano" |
363.1 km (225.6 mi) |
380.3 km (236.3 mi) |
TE | E55
| |
| Pescara nord - Città Sant'Angelo Montesilvano |
364.5 km (226.5 mi) |
378.9 km (235.4 mi) |
PE | E55
| |
| Sulmona - Avezzano L'Aquila - Roma
|
365.0 km (226.8 mi) |
377.4 km (234.5 mi) |
PE | E55
| |
Pescara ovest - Chieti Via Tiburtina Valeria Sulmona Chieti scalo - Pescara centro Pescara Airport Ferries to Split e Hvar (Croatia) |
380.8 km (236.6 mi) |
362.6 km (225.3 mi) |
CH | E55
| |
| Pescara sud - Francavilla al Mare Maiella National Park |
392.6 km (244.0 mi) |
350.8 km (218.0 mi) |
CH | E55
| |
| Rest area "Alento" |
393.9 km (244.8 mi) |
349.5 km (217.2 mi) |
CH | E55
| |
| Ortona |
404.6 km (251.4 mi) |
338.8 km (210.5 mi) |
CH | E55
| |
| Lanciano Trabocchi Coast |
413.8 km (257.1 mi) |
329.6 km (204.8 mi) |
CH | E55
| |
Val di Sangro di Fondovalle del Sangro Casoli - Castel di Sangro - Agnone  Ski facilities of Roccaraso |
422.0 km (262.2 mi) |
321.4 km (199.7 mi) |
CH | E55
| |
| Rest area "Sangro" |
428.8 km (266.4 mi) |
314.6 km (195.5 mi) |
CH | E55
| |
| Casalbordino - Vasto nord |
437.3 km (271.7 mi) |
306.1 km (190.2 mi) |
CH | E55
| |
Montenero di Bisaccia - Vasto sud - San Salvo Istonia Cupello - Castiglione Messer Marino - Agnone di Fondovalle del Trigno Trivento - Isernia |
454.6 km (282.5 mi) |
288.8 km (179.5 mi) |
CB | E55
| |
| Rest area "Trigno" |
458.6 km (285.0 mi) |
284.8 km (177.0 mi) |
CB | E55
| |
| Rest area "Rio Vivo" |
473.6 km (294.3 mi) |
269.8 km (167.6 mi) |
CB | E55
| |
Termoli di Fondovalle del Biferno Larino - Campobasso - Campomarino - Guglionesi Ferries to Tremiti Islands |
477.0 km (296.4 mi) |
266.4 km (165.5 mi) |
CB | E55
| |
| Rest area "Torre Fantine" |
493.5 km (306.6 mi) |
249.9 km (155.3 mi) |
FG | E55
| |
| Poggio Imperiale Lesina Lake Lesina and Lake Varano Gargano National Park Peschici |
507.0 km (315.0 mi) |
236.4 km (146.9 mi) |
FG | E55
| |
| Rest area "San Trifone" |
517.5 km (321.6 mi) |
225.9 km (140.4 mi) |
FG | E55
| |
San Severo di San Giovanni Rotondo San Giovanni Rotondo - Monte Sant'Angelo |
528.6 km (328.5 mi) |
214.8 km (133.5 mi) |
FG | E55
| |
| Rest area "Gargano Est" |
542.2 km (336.9 mi) |
201.2 km (125.0 mi) |
FG | E55
| |
Foggia dell'Appennino Abruzzese Lucera - Campobasso Garganica Manfredonia - Vieste delle Puglie Ariano Irpino Bradanica Candela - Melfi |
554.1 km (344.3 mi) |
189.3 km (117.6 mi) |
FG | E55
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 Foggia industrial area |
584.8 km (363.4 mi) |
158.6 km (98.5 mi) |
FG | E55
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| Rest area "Le Saline" |
587.3 km (364.9 mi) |
156.1 km (97.0 mi) |
FG | E55
| |
| Cerignola est |
589.2 km (366.1 mi) |
154.2 km (95.8 mi) |
FG | E55
| |
 Napoli - Benevento - Avellino
|
602.7 km (374.5 mi) |
140.7 km (87.4 mi) |
FG | E55
| |
Canosa Cannae |
610.5 km (379.3 mi) |
132.9 km (82.6 mi) |
BT | E55
| |
| Rest area "Canne della Battaglia" |
620.4 km (385.5 mi) |
123.0 km (76.4 mi) |
BT | E55
| |
Andria - Barletta Ferries to Durrës (Albania) Castel del Monte |
626.9 km (389.5 mi) |
116.5 km (72.4 mi) |
BT | E55
| |
| Trani ex  di Altamura Corato - Gravina - Altamura  di Matera - Matera |
638.1 km (396.5 mi) |
105.3 km (65.4 mi) |
BT | E55
| |
| Rest area "Dolmen di Bisceglie" |
644.4 km (400.4 mi) |
99.0 km (61.5 mi) |
BT | E55
| |
| Molfetta |
652.4 km (405.4 mi) |
91.0 km (56.5 mi) |
BA | E55
| |
| Bitonto Bari Palese Airport |
663.0 km (412.0 mi) |
80.4 km (50.0 mi) |
BA | E55
| |
| Rest area "Murge" |
671.4 km (417.2 mi) |
72.0 km (44.7 mi) |
BA | E55
| |
Bari nord Raccordo -  Tangenziale di Bari Adriatica Brindisi - Lecce - Otranto  Barese Gravina - Altamura di Matera Matera Ferries to Dubrovnik (Croatia), Igoumenitsa and Patras (Greece)[a]
|
672.2 km (417.7 mi) |
71.2 km (44.2 mi) |
BA |  E843
| |
Bari sud  Stadio San Nicola[b] |
677.8 km (421.2 mi) |
65.6 km (40.8 mi) |
BA | E843
| |
| Acquaviva delle Fonti |
698.4 km (434.0 mi) |
45.0 km (28.0 mi) |
BA | E843
| |
| Rest area "Le Fonti est" |
701.4 km (435.8 mi) |
42.0 km (26.1 mi) |
BA | E843
| |
| Gioia del Colle Gioia del Colle Air Base Alberobello - Itria Valley |
709.6 km (440.9 mi) |
33.8 km (21.0 mi) |
BA | E843
| |
| Mottola - Castellaneta |
723.9 km (449.8 mi) |
19.5 km (12.1 mi) |
TA | E843
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 Toll gate Taranto nord |
735.2 km (456.8 mi) |
8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
TA | E843
| |
Palagianello Via Appia Matera - Taranto  Jonica Sibari - Catanzaro - Reggio Calabria[c] |
736.4 km (457.6 mi) |
7.0 km (4.3 mi) |
TA | E843
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Taranto nord Via Appia - Massafra - Taranto - Lecce  di Gioia del Colle Mottola - Gioia del Colle - Bari Jonica Metaponto - Sibari - Reggio Calabria |
743.4 km (461.9 mi) |
0.0 km (0 mi) |
TA | E843
| |
A14 Ravenna connection
edit| DIRAMAZIONE RAVENNA A14 Ravenna connection | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European route | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bologna - Taranto
|
0.0 km (0 mi) |
29.8 km (18.5 mi) |
RA | -- | |
| Toll gate Ravenna |
9.3 km (5.8 mi) |
20.5 km (12.7 mi) | |||
| Cotignola |
9.8 km (6.1 mi) |
20.0 km (12.4 mi) | |||
| Lugo |
9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
19.8 km (12.3 mi) | |||
| Bagnacavallo |
13.9 km (8.6 mi) |
15.9 km (9.9 mi) | |||
 Rest area "Sant'Eufemia" |
19.9 km (12.4 mi) |
9.9 km (6.2 mi) | |||
Fornace Zarattini San Vitale |
26.5 km (16.5 mi) |
3.3 km (2.1 mi) | |||
| Adriatica Ravenna - Alfonsine |
29.7 km (18.5 mi) |
0.1 km (0.062 mi) | |||
.svg){kind=small}   dir Romea Port of Ravenna |
29.8 km (18.5 mi) |
0.0 km (0 mi) | |||
A14-Bari ring road connection
edit| RACCORDO A14-TANGENZIALE DI BARI A14-Bari ring road connection | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European route | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bologna Napoli
|
0.0 km (0 mi) |
4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
BA | E55
| |
| Toll gate Bari nord |
0.1 km (0.062 mi) |
4.5 km (2.8 mi) | |||
| Bari industrial area Barese - Altamura - Gravina, Potenza di Matera - Matera |
0.4 km (0.25 mi) |
4.2 km (2.6 mi) | |||
| Modugno |
1.4 km (0.87 mi) |
3.2 km (2.0 mi) | |||
| Tangenziale di Bari Adriatica - Brindisi - Lecce - Foggia Taranto - di Gioia del Colle - Taranto |
4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
0.0 km (0 mi) | |||
Casalecchio connection
edit| RAMO CASALECCHIO Casalecchio connection | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European route | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milano - Firenze
|
0.0 km (0 mi) |
5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
BO | -- | |
| Bologna Casalecchio Tangenziale di Bologna |
1.0 km (0.62 mi) |
4.5 km (2.8 mi) | |||
| Ancona Padova
|
5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
0.0 km (0 mi) | |||
See also
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Other Italian roads
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Autostrade più care d'Italia, i costi per km. La classifica" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "E per l'A14 Forlì aspettò mezzanotte 8 luglio '66 tutti assiepati al casello" (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Notiziario della Società 'Autostrade'" [News of the 'Autostrade' society]. Autostrade (in Italian). Anno VIII (10–11). Rome: 60. 1966. ISSN 0005-1756.
- ^ "La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie" [The network of the Autostrade society - Dates and news]. Autostrade (in Italian). Anno X (7). Rome: 51. 1968. ISSN 0005-1756.
- ^ "La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie" [The network of the Autostrade society - Dates and news]. Autostrade (in Italian). Anno X (9). Rome: 61. ISSN 0005-1756.
- ^ "Una nuova dimensione per l'Abruzzo". Autostrade (in Italian). anno XI (11). Roma: 30–31. 1969. ISSN 0005-1756.
- ^ "La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie". Autostrade (in Italian). anno XV (6). Roma: 58. 1973. ISSN 0005-1756.
- ^ "La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie". Autostrade (in Italian). anno XVIII (3). Roma: 61. 1976. ISSN 0005-1756.
External links
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