A72 autoroute
The A72 is an autoroute (motorway) in France. It is 55 kilometres (34 mi) long.
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| Route information | |
Part of  E72 | |
| Length | 242 km (150 mi) |
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| From | Bordeaux |
| To | Toulouse |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Highway system | |
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The A72 Eastbound in the steep section of the motorway.
The motorway is operated by Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF) and links Balbigny to Saint-Étienne on one of the steepest and meandrous motorways in France. Over 35 km (22 mi) of the motorway is limited to 110 km/h (70 mph) as sections are considered too dangerous for the standard 130 km/h (80 mph) speed limit.
The motorway has 2 lanes both directions with 3 lane sections near Saint-Étienne.
The road is also numbered the European route E70. In 2006, the section between Clermont-Ferrand and the A89 spur became part of the A89.
Junctions
A 72
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| Junction number & name | Northbound exits | Southbound exits |
 5.1 |
A89, Balbigny | A89, Balbigny |
 6 |
RN89, Feurs | RN89, Feurs |
 Aire de la plaine du Forez | ||
| 7 |
RD 496, Montbrison, Montrond-les-Bains | RD 496, Montbrison, Montrond-les-Bains |
 Aire de Chante-Perdrix | ||
 Péage de la Veauchette | ||
| 8 |
RD 12, Andrézieux-Bouthéon | |
| 8b |
RD 498, RN82, Andrézieux-Bouthéon | |
| 8a |
RD 498, RN82, Andrézieux-Bouthéon | |
| 9 |
RD 100, Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | RD 100, Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert |
| 10 |
RD 201, Villars | RD 201, Villars |
| 11 |
Rue Francis Léger, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez | |
| 12 |
Rue Montyon, Rue Claude Verney-Carron, Saint-Étienne | Rue Montyon, Rue Claude Verney-Carron, Saint-Étienne |
| 13 |
Rue Charles Cholat, Saint-Étienne | |
| 14 |
RD 3, Boulevard Georges Pompidou, Saint-Étienne | RD 3, Boulevard Georges Pompidou, Saint-Étienne |
| 15 |
Rue de la Talaudière, Saint-Étienne | |
| 16 |
RD 32, Rue Émile Zola, Saint-Étienne, Saint-Jean-de-Bonnefonds | |
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RN 88 | RN 88, RN 488 |
External links
Template:Attached KML/A72 autoroute
KML is from Wikidata
- A72 autoroute in Saratlas
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