A16 autoroute
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A16 autoroute | |
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Route information | |
Length | 319 km (198 mi) |
Existed | 1991–present |
Major junctions | |
South end | L'Isle-Adam |
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North end | Dunkirk |
Location | |
Country | France |
Major cities | Beauvais, Amiens, Abbeville, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais |
Highway system | |
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The A16 autoroute – also known as L'Européenne and forming between Abbeville and Dunkirk a part of the larger Autoroute des estuaires – is a motorway in northern France.
The motorway, which has a total length of 319 km (198 mi), starts at L'Isle-Adam in Île-de-France and ends at the Belgian frontier near Bray-Dunes, serving en route Beauvais, Amiens and Abbeville in Picardy, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais and Dunkirk in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. From Abbeville, the A16 runs parallel to the English Channel and then the North Sea coast.
The motorway was built in the 1990s to relieve the congested RN1 between Paris and the Côte d'Opale (Boulogne and Calais). Between L'Isle-Adam and Boulogne it is operated by the Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France (SANEF) and is tolled. From Boulogne to the Belgian border the road is managed by the Direction Départementale de l'Équipement (DDE), which does not impose a toll.
List of junctions
Junction number & name | Northbound exits | Southbound exits |
10 | RN1, RN184, Presles | RN1, RN184 |
11 | RD 922, RN1, L'Île-Adam, Mours, Beaumont-sur-Oise | RD 922, RN1, L'Île-Adam, Mours, Beaumont-sur-Oise |
12 | RD 924, Persan, Chambly | |
Péage d'Amblainville | ||
13 | RD105, Méru | RD105, Méru |
Aire de repos de Lormaison | ||
Aire de repos d'Auteuil | ||
14 Beauveais sud | RN1, Beauvais | RN1, Beauvais |
15 Beauvais | RN31, Beauvais | RN31, Beauvais |
Aire de repos du Chêne Peuquet | ||
16 | RD930, Breteuil, Hardivillers-en-Vexin | RD930, Breteuil, Hardivillers-en-Vexin |
Aire de repos de Hardivilliers | ||
Aire de repos de laVallée de la Selle | ||
17 | A29 | A29 |
18 | RN29, Amiens, Salouël | RN29, Amiens, Salouël |
28.1 | A29 | A29 |
19 | Amiens | Amiens |
20 | RN1, Amiens | RN1, Amiens |
Aire de repos de Vignacourt | ||
21 | RN1, Ville-le-Marclet | RN1, Ville-le-Marclet |
Aire de repos du Haut Clocher | ||
22 Abbeville est | RD925, Abbeville | RD925, Abbeville |
23 Abbeville nord | A28 | A28 |
Aire de repos de la Baie de Somme | ||
24 Côte Picarde | RN1, RD32 Forest-Montiers, Nouvion | RN1, RD32 Forest-Montiers, Nouvion |
Aire de repos du Bois de la Commanderie | ||
25 | RD303 Berck-Plage | RD303 Berck-Plage |
26 | RN39, Le Touquet, Étaples | RN39, Le Touquet, Étaples |
Aire de repos des Falaises de Widehem | ||
27 | RD308, Neufchâtel-Hardelot | RD308, Neufchâtel-Hardelot |
28 Boulogne sud | RN1, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Hesdin-l'Abbé, Isques | RN1, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Hesdin-l'Abbé, Isques |
Péage de Herquelingue | ||
29 Boulogne ports | RN1, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Outreau, Le Portel | RN1, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Outreau, Le Portel |
30 | RD341, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Saint-Martin-Boulogne | |
31 Boulogne est | RN42, Boulogne-sur-Mer | RN42, Boulogne-sur-Mer |
32 Boulogne nord | Boulogne-sur-Mer | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
33 | RD940, Wimereux, Wimille | RD940, Wimereux, Wimille |
34 | Wacquinghen | |
Aire de repos de L'Épitre | ||
35 | RD241, Marquise | |
36 | RD191, Marquise | RD191, Marquise |
37 | Saint-Inglevert | |
Aire de repos Les Deux Caps | ||
38 | Saint-Inglevert | |
39 | RD243, Bonningues-lès-Calais | RD243, Bonningues-lès-Calais |
40 | RD215, Peuplingues, Fréthun | RD215, Peuplingues, Fréthun |
41 | Coquelles, Sangatte | Coquelles, Sangatte |
42 Tunnel | Channel Tunnel | Channel Tunnel |
43 Calais centre | RD305, Calais | RD305, Calais |
44 Calais st-pierre | Calais | Calais |
45 | Entrance only | |
46 | RN43, Calais | RN43, Calais |
47 | A26 | A26 |
Aire de repos du Beau Marais | ||
48 | RD247, Marck | RD247, Marck |
49 | Marck | Marck |
Aire de repos d'Offekerque | ||
50 | RD219, Nouvelle-Eglise | RD219, Nouvelle-Eglise |
51 | RD218, Saint-Folquin | RD218, Saint-Folquin |
Change of numbering |
Future extensions
An extension of the A16 south to the Francilienne, the outer Parisian ringroad Is currently under construction. The section will open in 2020.
This new 8.5 km (5.3 mi) long section wil be operated by the SANEF.