A72 autoroute

The A72 Eastbound in the steep section of the motorway.

The A72 is an autoroute (motorway) in France.

The motorway is operated by Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF) and links Clermont-Ferrand 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. The section between Clermont-Ferrand to the A89 spur will eventually become part of the A89.

Plan of the A72.

Junctions

A 72
Junction number & name	Northbound exits	Southbound exits
	A710, A711, Clermont-Ferrand	A710, A711, Clermont-Ferrand
1	RD 223, Lezoux	RD 223, Lezoux
Aire de Limagne
2	RD 906, Thiers	RD 906, Thiers
3	RN89, Chabreloche	RN89, Chabreloche
4	RD 53, Noirétable, Saint-Just-en-Chevalet	RD 53, Noirétable, Saint-Just-en-Chevalet
Aire du Haut Forez
5	RD 8, Noirétable, Saint-Germain-Laval	RD 8, Noirétable, Saint-Germain-Laval
5.1	A89, Balbigny	A89, Balbigny
6	RN89, Fleurs	RN89, Fleurs
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
	RN 88	RN 88, RN 488

External links

• A72 autoroute in Saratlas