A71 autoroute
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A71 autoroute | |
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Route information | |
Length | 290.5 km (180.5 mi) |
Existed | 1986–present |
Major junctions | |
South end | Clermont-Ferrand - A75 |
North end | Orléans - A10 |
Location | |
Country | France |
Highway system | |
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The A71 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is also called l'Arverne. It starts at Orléans and ends at Clermont-Ferrand.
History
[edit]Orléans to Bourges
[edit]The autoroute is 2x2 lanes and is operated by the Société Cofiroute (Orléans-Bourges). The section between Orléans to Salbris was opened on 24 October 1986. In 1989 it was completed to Bourges.
Bourges to Clermont-Ferrand
[edit]This section of the autoroute is operated by SAPRR. It is 2x2 lanes and a toll road. The road has the double numbering A71/A89 between Combronde and Gerzat.
- 1987 : The section between Montmarault and Clermont-Est (71 km) is opened.
- 1988 : The section between Forêt-de-Tronçais and Montmarault (38 km) is opened.
- 1989 : The opening of the section between Bourges and the Forêt-de-Tronçais (70 km)
Junctions
[edit]Department | Location | km | mi | Junction | Destinations | Notes |
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Puy-de-Dôme | Clermont-Ferrand | 0.65 | 0.40 | D 772 - Junction 16 - Le Brezet | Le Brezet / Aulnat | |
3.6 | 2.2 | A 710 - Junction 15 | Clermont-Ferrand Nord/ Riom / Limoges | |||
Gerzat | 7.3 | 4.5 | D 210 - Junction 14 - Péage de Clermont Barrière | Gerzat | ||
Riom | 13.3 | 8.3 | D 2009 - Junction 13 - Riom | Riom / Volvic / Châtel-Guyon | ||
Combronde | 23.4 | 14.5 | A 89 - A89 | Limoges / Bordeaux | ||
Saint-Myon | 26.1 | 16.2 | D 223a - Junction 12.1 | Saint-Éloy-les-Mines / Combronde | ||
Allier | Gannat | 37.7 | 0.0 | A 719 - Junction 12 - Péage de Gannat | Access from A719 and D998 towards A71 | |
37.7 | 23.2 | D 998 / A 719 - Junction 13 - Péage de Gannat | Gannat / Vichy / Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | Northbound access only after exit to toll | ||
Montmarault | 69.9 | 43.4 | A 79 - Junction 11 - Moulins | Montmarault / Moulins / Bourbon-l'Archambault | ||
Bizeneuille | 93.2 | 57.9 | A 714 - Junction 10 - Péage de Montluçon | Gueret / Montluçon | ||
Haut-Bocage | 108.0 | 67.1 | D 553 - Junction 9 - Péage de Forêt de Troncais | Vallon-en-Sully | ||
Cher | Orval | 137.0 | 85.1 | D 300 - Junction 8 | Saint-Amand-Montrond / Châteauroux | |
Bourges | 178.0 | 110.6 | N 151 - Junction 7 | Bourges | ||
Vierzon | 205.0 | 127.3 | D 2076 - Junction 6 | Vierzon Est | ||
210.0 | 130.4 | A 20 - Junction 5 | Vierzon Centre / Chateauroux | |||
Loir-et-Cher | Theillay | 216.0 | 134.2 | A 85 - A85 | Nantes / Tours / Blois | |
Salbris | 231.0 | 143.5 | D 724 - Junction 4 | Salbris / Selles-Saint-Denis | ||
Nouan-le-Fuzelier | 250.0 | 155.3 | D 923 - Junction 3 - Péage Lamotte-Beuvron | Lamotte-Beuvron / Nouan-le-Fuzelier / La Ferté-Beauharnais | ||
Loiret | Olivet | 282.0 | 175.2 | D 2271 - Junction 2 | Olivet / Orleans - La Source / Saint Jeans le Blanc | |
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin | 289.0 | 179.5 | D 2552 - Junction 1 - La Chapelle Saint Mesmin | Orleans Centre | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
The Spur Autoroutes
[edit]A719
[edit]Opened in 1997, first section of this motorway bypasses Gannat by north (9 km). The highway was extended to the gates of Vichy, precisely on a roundabout at Espinasse-Vozelle; this 14 km section, inaugurated 9 January, was opened on 12 January 2015.[1]
- Exchange A71-A719
- 13, km 1 Towns served: Ébreuil and Gannat
- 14, km 6 Towns served: Gannat and Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 24 km
- 15, km 9 Towns served: Gannat and Vichy
There are proposals to extend the autoroute beyond Vichy to form part of the A77 to (Moulins-Roanne).
A710
[edit]Former autoroute opened in 1998 (7 km long). Junctions are:
- Exchange A71-A710 Junction with the A710
- Exchange A89-A710 Junction with the A89 (7 km)
A711
[edit]- Exchange A75-A711 Junction with the A75
- 1.3 km 4 Towns served: Lempdes
- 1.4 km 5 Towns served: Pont-du-Château
- Exchange A89-A711 Junction with the A89 (11 km)
A712
[edit]This motorway, 1 km long and with reduced features, connects the exit 1.4 of A711 at the roundabout of Champ-Lamet between Lempdes and Pont-du-Château, at the crossroads with three other departmental roads.
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A711 towards Clermont-Ferrand (August 2009)
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A712 autoroute
A714
[edit]Motorway connecting the A71 with the traffic ring of Montluçon.
Future
[edit]There are proposals to create a major motorway route through Montluçon as part of a transport route from Central Europe to the Atlantic coast.
References
[edit]- ^ "A719 Gannat - Vichy". APRR (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
External links
[edit]- A71 Motorway in Saratlas (in French)