A55 autoroute
The A55 autoroute is a free motorway in southern France. It is 36.7 kilometres (22.8 mi) long.
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A55 autoroute
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The road starts at Marseille at La Joliette and ends to the west of Martigues where it becomes the N568 towards Arles and Nîmes.
Exit List
01 (Vieux-Port) Towns served: Vieux-Port 02 (Port) Towns served: Port with regular Ferry services to Corsica and Algeria 03 Exchange A55-A557 Junction with the A557 to the A7 and Aix-en-Provence 04 (La Madrague) La Madrague 05 (L'Estaque/Le Rove) Towns served: L'Estaque, Le Rove 06 (L'Estaque-Nord) Towns served: L'Estaque, Saint-Antoine Junction A7-A55 Junction with the A7 Service Area: Rebuty/La Nerthe
07 (Marignan) Towns served: Marignane, Gignac-la-Nerthe, Le Rove 08 (Ensuès-la-Redonne) Towns served: Ensuès-la-Redonne, Carry-le-Rouet, Sausset-les-Pins 09 (La Mède-Est) Towns served: La Mède, Châteauneuf-les-Martigues 10 (La Mède-Est) Towns served: La Mède 11 (Martigues-Est) Towns served: Martigues 12 (Martigues-Sus) Towns served: Martigues, Lavéra 13 (Martiques) Towns served: Martigues D5 towards Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts and Istres End of autoroute which merges into the N568 towards Arles, Nîmes and Montpellier.
History
The first section was opened in 1972. The last section was completed connecting this junction to the Vieux-Port of Marseille in 1989.
Future
This motorway will be extended towards Arles by upgrading the N568 over the Plaine de la Crau. No date has been scheduled as yet, only a by-pass for Port-de-Bouc which is currently being evaluated.
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