Strada statale 7 Via Appia
Appearance
State Highway 7 | |
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Strada statale 7 | |
Via Appia | |
Route information | |
Maintained by ANAS | |
Length | 713.450 km (443.317 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | Rome |
To | Brindisi |
Location | |
Country | Italy |
Regions | Lazio Campania Basilicata Apulia |
Highway system | |
Strada statale 7 Via Appia (SS 7) is a motorway that - following the path of the Roman consular road of the same name - connects Rome to Brindisi. In the stretch from Cisterna di Latina to Terracina, the SS 7 is called "fettuccia di Terracina" due to its straight line.
History
The SS 7 was established in 1928 with the following route: "Roma - Velletri - Terracina - Capua - Napoli - Marigliano - Avellino - Atripalda - Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi Junction - Lioni - Ruoti - Potenza - Laterza - Castellaneta - Taranto - Francavilla - Brindisi."[1]
References
- ^ "L. 17 maggio 1928, n. 1094 - Istituzione dell'Azienda autonoma statale della strada - Wikisource". it.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2020-07-03.