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Autostrada A10
Autostrada dei Fiori
Flowers motorway
Route information
Part ofE25,E74andE80
Maintained byANAS
Length158.1 km (98.2 mi)
Existed1967–present
Major junctions
East endGenoa
Major intersectionsA7inGenoa
A26inGenoa
A6inAlbisola Superiore
A8 autorouteinVentimiglia
West endVentimiglia
Location
CountryItaly
RegionsLiguria
Highway system
←A 9→A 11

TheAutostrada A10orAutostrada dei Fiori( "Flowers motorway" ) is anautostrada(Italianfor "motorway") 158.1 kilometres (98.2 mi) long[1]inItalylocated in theregionofLiguriaconnectingGenoaandVentimigliatoFrance.It is a part of theE25,E74andE80European routes. It connects to the FrenchA8 autoroute,which finishes inAix-en-Provence.

History

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The route from Genoa to Savona was opened on 5 September 1967,[2]and the route from Savona to Ventimiglia was opened on 6 November 1971.

Between Genoa and Savona, the highway has been improved three times in recent times: the northern route, in the direction of Ventimiglia, has been renovated, while the opposite direction, towards Genoa, is now the original road, which formerly consisted of both directions. Accordingly, this side is of lower quality than the other; the widening of the road to three lanes has necessitated the removal of the emergency lane, and a reduction of all lanes to less than 3.75 m (12.3 ft) - this is less than the regulations of the Italian highway code, and has in turn caused a reduction of the speed limit to 80 km/h (50 mph) for most of the section betweenAlbisolaand Genoa Voltri.

The route between Savona and the Italian border, on the other hand, is completely new, having been built in the sixties; it consists of two carriageways side by side, with two lanes in each direction. It has, however, no emergency lane, but includes several places in which it is suitable to make an emergency stop.

On 14 August 2018, a section of thePonte Morandibridge that formed part of the A10 collapsed during a storm, killing 43 people.[3]

The Autostrada today

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The route is currently run by two companies: from Genoa to Savona, by the company Autostrade Italy SpA, and from Savona to the border by Autostrada dei Fiori SpA. It has 22 entrances, and includes eight service stations.

Much of the route is built on hillside, with a series of viaducts and tunnels; for this reason, the entire motorway requires paying a toll charge (one of the most expensive in Italy). Past Savona, the motorway visitsAlbenga,Imperia,San Remo,andVentimiglia:six kilometres from Ventimiglia, it reaches the border with France. Until the nineties, the border was marked by a change of stripe colour, from yellow to white, alongside a sign in the tunnel indicating the precise location of the border—this is now gone, although its former location can still be discerned from a change of lighting systems, and the different thicknesses of asphalt.

In the opposite direction, the A10 intersects with theA6,towardsTurin,theA26,towards thePo Valley,Switzerland,and other major cities in the north of Italy, before finally joining theA7,towardsMilanandTuscany.

The highway has 78 tunnels between Genoa and Nice.

Route

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Autostrada A10 nearGenoa
Autostrada A10 nearVoltri
Autostrada A10 nearCogoleto
Autostrada A10 nearImperia
Autostrada A10 nearSanremo
GENOA – VENTIMIGLIA
Autostrada dei Fiori
Exit ↓km↓ ↑km↑ Province European route
Milan
Livorno
Genova Sampierdarena 		0 158.1 GE E80
E25
Genoa Airport
Genoa Christopher Columbus Airport		 2 156
Genoa Pegli 6 152
GenoaPra' 11 147
Alessandria - Gravellona Toce 13 145
Arenzano 20 138 E80
Rest area "Piani d'Invrea" 26 132 SV
Varazze 27 131
Celle Ligure 32 126
Albisola 36 120
Rest area "San Cristoforo" 42 116
ComplanareSavona
Turin
Savona
Rest area "Aurelia Sud" 		44 113
Rest area "Valleggia Nord"[a]/ref> -- 110
Spotorno 52 106
Rest area "Borsana Sud"[b] 55 --
Feglino[c] 60 99
Finale Ligure 63 95
Pietra Ligure 68 90
Borghetto Santo Spirito 72 86
Rest area "Ceriale" 77 81
Albenga 81 77
Andora 93 65
Rest area "Rinovo"[b] 95 --
Rest area "Valle Chiappa"[a] -- 60
San Bartolomeo al Mare 104 58 IM
ImperiaEst 112 52
ImperiaOvest 119 46
Rest area "Conioli"[a] -- 38
Rest area "Castellaro"[b] 123 --
Arma di Taggia 128 30
Sanremo 136 19
Rest area "Bordighera" 143 15
Bordighera 146 12
Ventimiglia
Toll gate
Col de Tende-Cuneo
Rest area "Autoporto"		 151.8 6 E80
E74
Ventimigliaborder post 151.8 6
A8 autoroute-Menton-Monaco-Nice
France–Italy border		 158.1 0

Notes

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  1. ^abcOnly in the direction ofGenoa
  2. ^abcOnly in the direction ofVentimiglia
  3. ^Exit only westbound, entry only eastbound

References

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  1. ^"Punti della strada A10: A10 Genova-Ventimiglia".Retrieved14 July2017.
  2. ^Eugenio A. Merzagora (January 2016)."Motorways in Italy (numbering)".
  3. ^"Crollo Genova, trovato l'ultimo disperso sotto le macerie: è l'operaio Mirko. Muore uno dei feriti, le vittime totali sono 43"(in Italian).Retrieved31 August2024.

See also

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Other Italian roads

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