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| Autostrada dei Trafori Tunnels motoway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Part ofE25 andE62 | ||||
| Maintained byAutostrade per l'Italia S.p.A. | ||||
| Length | 197.1 km (122.5 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1977–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Genoa | |||
| Major intersections |  A10 inGenoa A21 inAlessandria A4 inVercelli | |||
| North end | Gravellona Toce | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Italy | |||
| Regions | Liguria,Piedmont | |||
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TheAutostrada A26 is anautostrada (Italian for "motorway") 197.1 kilometres (122.5 mi) long inItaly located in theregions ofLiguria andPiedmont. It is named theAutostrada dei Trafori ("Tunnels motoway") after the numerous tunnels through which it passes, bothApennine andSubalpine. It runs northwards fromGenoa on the Ligurian coast, over the Apennines, and across the wideplain of the Po valley to the environs ofLake Maggiore and the mouth of theVal d’Ossola. In addition to this ‘main trunk’ of the road, there are three side branches, also of motorway class which function as link roads between the A26 and the A7, the A4 and the A8. The A26, together with these link roads, is managed byAutostrade per l'Italia S.p.A. It is a part of theE25 andE62 European routes.
The A26 begins from the Genoese town ofPra', which lies on the coast to the west of the city centre. (Note that the gate of Pra' is still wrongly named "Voltri", nevertheless, Voltri has anything to do with the motorway gate and that the City of Genova has formally asked for the change of its name in "Gate of Pra' "). It crosses the Apennines at thePasso del Turchino (532m) and passes throughOvada. Near Castelferro (frazione ofPredosa) an eastern branch, the Autostrada A26/A7, provides links toNovi Ligure and to theAutostrada A7 (Genoa –Milan) which it joins nearSpineto Scrivia, to the south ofTortona.
The A26 continues northwards until nearAlessandria there is an interchange with theAutostrada A21 (Turin –Brescia). The road crosses thePo River just east ofCasale Monferrato. South ofVercelli a western branch, theAutostrada A4/26, provides a connection to theAutostrada A4 (Turin –Trieste) nearSanthià, and continues as theAutostrada A4/A5 to theAutostrada A5 (Turin – Aosta – Monte Bianco) which it joins atPavone Canavese, just south ofIvrea.
Further north, betweenGreggio andBiandrateVicolungo to the west ofNovara, the A26 intersects with theAutostrada A4 (Turin – Trieste), and atSesto Calende with theAutostrada A8. The road passes close toRomagnano Sesia andGhemme where there is an exit for theValsesia. It proceeds north-east and follows the shore ofLago Maggiore with exits forArona,Brovello-Carpugnino,Baveno -Stresa,Verbania andGravellona Toce. From here thestrada statale 33 del Sempione [it] continues the route northwards, initially as asuperstrada (a form of expressway), toDomodossola and then via theVal Divedro to theSwiss border, affording access to theSimplon Pass.
| GENOVA - GRAVELLONA TOCE Autostrada dei Trafori | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European Route | |
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  Genova - Ventimiglia Livorno | 0.0 km (0 mi) | 197.1 km (122.5 mi) | GE |  E25 | |
  Rest area "Turchino" | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) | 190.2 km (118.2 mi) | |||
 Masone | 14.0 km (8.7 mi) | 183.0 km (113.7 mi) | |||
| Rest area "Stura" | 25.5 km (15.8 mi) | 171.5 km (106.6 mi) | AL | ||
| Ovada | 29.9 km (18.6 mi) | 167.1 km (103.8 mi) | |||
 Diramazione Predosa - Bettole | 45.2 km (28.1 mi) | 151.8 km (94.3 mi) | |||
| Rest area "Bormida" | 52.9 km (32.9 mi) | 144.1 km (89.5 mi) | |||
| Alessandria Sud | 59.5 km (37.0 mi) | 137.5 km (85.4 mi) | |||
 Torino - Piacenza - Brescia | 69.3 km (43.1 mi) | 127.7 km (79.3 mi) | |||
| Rest area "Monferrato" | 83.5 km (51.9 mi) | 113.5 km (70.5 mi) | |||
| Casale Monferrato Sud | 89.6 km (55.7 mi) | 107.4 km (66.7 mi) | |||
| Casale Monferrato Nord | 94.1 km (58.5 mi) | 102.9 km (63.9 mi) | |||
 Diramazione Stroppiana - Santhià | 107.2 km (66.6 mi) | 89.8 km (55.8 mi) | VC | ||
| Rest area "Sesia" | 108.2 km (67.2 mi) | 88.8 km (55.2 mi) | |||
| Vercelli Est | 116.8 km (72.6 mi) | 80.2 km (49.8 mi) | |||
 Torino - Trieste | 128.5 km (79.8 mi) | 68.5 km (42.6 mi) | NO | ||
| Romagnano Sesia -Ghemme | 145.1 km (90.2 mi) | 51.9 km (32.2 mi) | |||
| Borgomanero | 153.4 km (95.3 mi) | 43.6 km (27.1 mi) | |||
| { Rest area "Agogna" | 154.8 km (96.2 mi) | 42.2 km (26.2 mi) | |||
  Diramazione Gallarate - Gattico | 160.2 km (99.5 mi) | 34.3 km (21.3 mi) |  E62 | ||
| Arona | 165.5 km (102.8 mi) | 31.5 km (19.6 mi) | |||
 Toll gate Lago Maggiore | 166.6 km (103.5 mi) | 30.4 km (18.9 mi) | |||
| Meina | 171.1 km (106.3 mi) | 25.9 km (16.1 mi) | |||
| Carpugnino | 181.3 km (112.7 mi) | 15.7 km (9.8 mi) | VB | ||
| Baveno-Stresa | 190.0 km (118.1 mi) | 7.0 km (4.3 mi) | |||
Verbania del Lago Maggiore Lake Maggiore | 194.0 km (120.5 mi) | 3.0 km (1.9 mi) | |||
| Gravellona Tocedel Lago MaggioreLake Orta | 194.2 km (120.7 mi) | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) | |||
.svg)  Ornavasso del Sempione | 197.1 km (122.5 mi) | 0.0 km (0 mi) | |||
 Autostrada A7-A26 | |
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| Location | Bettole – Predosa Link |
| Length | 17 km (11 mi) |
TheAutostrada A7/A26 Diramazione Bettole-Predosa (A7/A26) is a 17 km motorway which links the A26 nearPredosa with theAutostrada A7 near Bettole (afrazione ofPozzolo Formigaro). The entire autostrada is within theProvince of Alessandria. Its sole exit is forNovi Ligure and it provides a convenient means of access to both the A7 and the A26 from that town.[1]
 AUTOSTRADA A26/A7A7/A26 Bettole-Predosa connection | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European route | |
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  Genova - Gravellona Toce | 0.0 km (0 mi) | 17.0 km (10.6 mi) | AL | -- | |
| Novi Ligure | 7.9 km (4.9 mi) | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) | |||
| Rest area "Marengo" | 9.7 km (6.0 mi) | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) | |||
 Milano - Genova | 17.0 km (10.6 mi) | 0.0 km (0 mi) | |||
 Autostrada A4-A26 | |
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| Location | Stroppiana-Santhià Link |
| Length | 30.7 km (19.1 mi) |
TheAutostrada A4/A26 Diramazione Stroppiana-Santhià (A4/A26) is a 32 km motorway which links the A26 nearStroppiana with theAutostrada A4 nearSanthià. It forms part of the 1,547 kmEuropean route E25 which connectsHook of Holland in theNetherlands toPalermo inSicily. The layout of the road is level with two lanes in each direction.
 AUTOSTRADA A4/A26A4/A26 Stroppiana-Santhià connection | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European route | |
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| Genova - Gravellona Toce | 0.0 km (0 mi) | 30.7 km (19.1 mi) | VC | E25 | |
| Rest area "Le Risaie"[a] | - | 29.3 km (18.2 mi) | |||
| Vercelli Ovest | 8.0 km (5.0 mi) | 22.7 km (14.1 mi) | |||
| Rest area "Cavour"[b] | 29.0 km (18.0 mi) | - | |||
| Torino - Milano Santhià | 30.6 km (19.0 mi) | 0.1 km (0.062 mi) | |||
 A4/5 Ivrea Torino - Aosta | 30.7 km (19.1 mi) | 0.0 km (0 mi) | |||
Autostrada A8-A26 | |
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| Location | Gallarate-Gattico Link |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
TheAutostrada A8/A26 Diramazione Gallarate-Gattico (A8/A26) is a motorway which connects the A26 nearGattico with theAutostrada A8 nearGallarate. It forms part of the 1,290 kmEuropean route E62 which connectsNantes in westernFrance toGenova. The road was built to provide a route for traffic fromDomodossola and theSimplon Pass toMilan and thence to the parts of the peninsula to the east of the Apennines. It has two lanes in each direction from Gallarate toSesto Calende and three from Sesto Calende to Gattico.
| AUTOSTRADA A8/A26 Gallarate - Gattico connection | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European route | |
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 Milano - Varese | 0.0 km (0 mi) | 24.0 km (14.9 mi) | VA | E62 | |
| Toll gateGallarate Ovest | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) | 21.5 km (13.4 mi) | |||
| Besnate | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) | 20.0 km (12.4 mi) | |||
| Rest area "Verbano" | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) | 17.9 km (11.1 mi) | |||
Sesto Calende -Vergiatedel Sempione:Lake Maggiore del Lago di Monate:Lake Monate | 11.9 km (7.4 mi) | 12.1 km (7.5 mi) | |||
Castelletto Ticino Ticinesedel Sempione:Lake Maggiore | 17.9 km (11.1 mi) | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) | NO | ||
| Genova - Gravellona Toce | 24.0 km (14.9 mi) | 0.0 km (0 mi) | |||
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