Autovía B-10
Autovía B-10 | |
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Ronda Litoral de Barcelona | |
Route information | |
Length | 20 km[1](12 mi) |
Existed | May 5, 1981–present |
Major junctions | |
North end | Nus de la Trinitat |
South end | Nus del Llobregat |
Location | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Catalonia |
Province | Barcelona |
Highway system | |
TheB-10,also known asRonda Litoral(Catalan:[ˈrondəlituˈɾal],Spanish:[ˈrondalitoˈɾal];English: Coastal Ring Road), is a 20-kilometre (12.43 mi) freeway inCatalonia,Spainpartially encirclingBarcelonapassing through the eastern side of the city. It starts atNus de la Trinitatinterchange in northern Barcelona and runs along the entire length of theBesòs Riverand the city's coastline south toNus del Llobregatinterchange in Barcelona's southern suburbs, where it becomes theAutovía A-2.[2][3]Both north and south end interchanges link the freeway to theB-20orRonda de Dalt,which encircles Barcelona passing through the western side, jointly forming abeltwaycommonly referred to as therondesthat surrounds the city.
The freeway features a mix of below-grade, at-grade andcovered tunnelsections, mainly as it passes through central Barcelona, where it is only twolanesin each direction while the other sections are three lanes. It becomes a segregated urban highway as it passes through central and northern Barcelona so that all its signposting becomes green and is maintained by theMetropolitan Area of Barcelona.[4][5]In contrast, the southern section of B-10 is considered to be part ofEuropean route E90and is signposted in blue following the formal colour scheme for motorways since it serves as a continuation of the Autovía A-2. In addition, unlike the rest of the route, this section is namedCinturó Litoraland is maintained by theSpanish Government.[3]
Although thespeed limitis 80 km/h (50 mph) along the urban freeway section and 100 km/h (62 mph) along the interurban section, car's average top speed is lower due totraffic congestionas it serves as an arterial corridor to access Barcelona by road, and even average top speed may reach 20 km/h (12 mph) during rush hour.[6][7]Additional restrictions for heavy goods vehicles are applied on the section situated betweenMontjuïc–Morrot and Rambla de Prim nearSant Adrià de Besòs,whereby weight limits is posted 12tonnesand all vehicles over 12 meters long are banned from that section.[8]
Exit list
[edit]Exits on therondesare numbered 1 to 30anticlockwisefromNus de la Trinitataccording to the beltway that Ronda Litoral (B-10) andRonda de Dalt(B-20) freeways form around Barcelona so that exits on Ronda de Dalt are officially numbered 1 to 16 (southbound), while on Ronda Litoral are numbered 17 to 30 (northbound).[9]Strangely enough, while the entire urban highway section follows the exit numbering scheme of therondes,the interurban section that is maintained by the Spanish Government does not and exits on this section are numbered 13 to 19 following its own scheme. In addition, route markers are placed north–south in relation to Nus de la Trinitat, where the road's "Kilometre Zero"is placed, on the contrary of the exits' numbering.[10]
Municipality | km | Mile | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Barcelona–Santa Coloma de Gramenet | 0.0 | 0.0 | Nus de la Trinitat | |||
0.4– 1.0 |
0.2– 0.6 |
30 | Bon Pastor | Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Potosí Street | ||
Sant Adrià de Besòs | 2.2 | 1.3 | 29 | Verneda | Sant Adrià de Besòs, Guipúscoa Street | Northbound exit is via exit 26 (km 3.8) |
2.7 | 1.6 | 28 | Gran Via | C-31south –Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes | No northbound exit | |
3.0 | 1.8 | 27 | Badalona | C-31north –Badalona,Mataró | Indirect access toCarretera Nacional N-II | |
3.8 | 2.3 | 26 | Sant Adrià | Cristòfol de Moura Street, La Catalana Neighbourhood | Northbound exit only; southbound exit is via exit 29 | |
3.9 | 2.4 | 26 | Sant Adrià | La Mina Neighbourhood, La Catalana Neighbourhood, Llull Street | Southbound exit only; northbound exit is via exit 25 | |
4.3 | 2.6 | 24 | Diagonal Mar | Rambla de Prim, Passeig de Garcia Fària, Sant Adrià de Besòs | Southbound exit only; northbound exit is via exit 24 named "Besòs" | |
4.7 | 2.9 | 25 | Port Fòrum Sant Adrià | Eduard Maristany Avenue | Northbound exit only; southbound exit is via exit 26 (km 3.9) | |
Barcelona | 6.0 | 3.7 | 24 | Besòs | Rambla de Prim, Diagonal Mar, Port Fòrum Sant Adrià | Northbound exit; southbound exit is via exit 24 named "Diagonal Mar" |
7.4 | 4.5 | 23 | Poblenou | Marina,Port Olímpic,Parc del Mar | Northbound exit is via exit 22 (km 9.5) | |
7.9 | 4.9 | 23 | Poblenou | Bac de Roda Street, Avinguda Litoral | No southbound exit | |
9.0 | 5.5 | 22 | Barceloneta | Pla de Palau, Via Laietana,Port Vell | ||
9.5 | 5.9 | 22 | Barceloneta | Marina, Port Olímpic, Hospital del Mar, Parc del Mar | Southbound exit is via exit 23 (km 7.4) | |
10.7 | 5.9 | 21 | Ciutat Vella | Paral·lel Street,Ciutat Vella,Port Vell,Estació Marítima Balears | Northbound exit via the other exit numbered 21 | |
11.0 | 5.9 | 20 | Port | Port – Mercaderies | ||
11.6 | 5.9 | 21 | Ciutat Vella | Paral·lel Street,La Rambla,Montjuïc,Port Vell | ||
South end of the urban highway section | ||||||
13.4 | 5.9 | 13 | Montjuïc,Passeig de Cantunis,Montjuïc Cemetery,Anella Olímpica | |||
14 | Zona Franca,Mercabarna, Passeig de Zona Franca, Port | |||||
17 | C-31north –Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes Zona Franca,Can Tunis Freight Station |
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18B | Zona Franca – 3rd Street | |||||
18A | Zona Franca, Mercabarna, Logistics Area (Z.A.L.) | |||||
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 18 | C-31south –El Prat de Llobregat,Castelldefels,Barcelona–El Prat Airport | ||||
19 | B-20north (Ronda de Dalt) –Barcelona B-20/C-32–El Prat de Llobregat,Castelldefels |
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
[edit]- Spain portal
- Roads portal
- B-20 motorway (Spain)
- Street names in Barcelona
- Urban planning of Barcelona
References
[edit]- ^García-Tornel García-Camba, Lorenzo (September 2009)."Análisis del envío de equipos de emergencia para accidentes en las Rondas de Barcelona"(PDF)(in Spanish).Polytechnic University of Catalonia(UPC): 31.RetrievedAugust 31,2012.
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(help) - ^"Provincias de Barcelona, Girona y Tarragona"(in Spanish). Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas (CEDEX). Archived fromthe originalon June 26, 2012.RetrievedAugust 31,2012.
- ^ab"Resumen provincial de la RCE 2010"(PDF)(in Spanish).Ministerio de Fomento. Gobierno de España.31 December 2011: 3.RetrievedJanuary 19,2013.
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(help) - ^"Alberto Fernández reclama a la Generalitat que es faci càrrec del manteniment de les Rondes".Alberto Fernández per Barcelona(in Catalan).People's Party of Catalonia.8 November 2012.RetrievedDecember 7,2012.
- ^"Conveni de col·laboració en el manteniment i conservació de les rondes de Barcelona i del tram municipal de la Gran Via nord"(PDF)(in Catalan).Generalitat of Catalonia.14 May 2012.RetrievedFebruary 10,2013.
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(help)[permanent dead link ] - ^"Mapa de velocitat als accessos a Barcelona".Servei Català de Trànsit (SCT)(in Catalan).Generalitat of Catalonia.RetrievedAugust 30,2012.
- ^Carreras Cantera, DC."Anexo C. Estudio de la congestión del RACC en los corredores de acceso a la ciudad de Barcelona"(PDF)(in Spanish).Polytechnic University of Catalonia(UPC): 10–11.RetrievedAugust 31,2012.
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(help) - ^"Anunci dinformació pública sobre la circulació de vehicles pesants"(in Catalan). Derecho.com. 8 November 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 21 January 2013.RetrievedAugust 31,2012.
- ^"Guia Urbana de Barcelona"(in Catalan). Ajuntament de Barcelona.RetrievedFebruary 10,2013.
- ^"Overview Map of B-10"(Map).Google Maps.RetrievedFebruary 10,2013.
External links
[edit]Media related toRonda Litoralat Wikimedia Commons
- Trànsit B-10onTwitter.Real-time traffic information about B-10 by the Catalan Traffic Agency.(in Catalan)
- Real-time images from traffic cameras installed along Ronda Litoral:Zona Franca·Moll de la Fusta·Badajoz Street·Bon Pastor Neighbourhood
- Northbound driving on Ronda LitoralonYouTube