Autostrada A2 (Italy)

Autostrada A2, otherwise known as the Autostrada del Mediterraneo ("Mediterranean Motorway") or Salerno–Reggio Calabria, is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") 432 kilometres (268 mi) long in southern Italy. Running between the towns of Fisciano, in the Province of Salerno, and Villa San Giovanni, in the Province of Reggio Calabria, the motorway forms part of European roads E45, E841 and E90.

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Autostrada A2
Autostrada del Mediterraneo
Mediterranean Motorway
Autostrada del Mediterraneo Logo.svg
The Autostrada del Mediterraneo logo, also used for reasons of sponsorship and tourism promotions of the motorway.
Route information
Part of E45, E841 and E90
Maintained by ANAS
Length432.2 km (268.6 mi)
Existed2017–present
Major junctions
FromFisciano
Major intersections A30 and RA2 in Fisciano
Spur route to Naples in Salerno
RA5 in Sicignano degli Alburni
Spur route to Reggio Calabria in Campo Calabro
ToVilla San Giovanni
Location
CountryItaly
RegionsCampania, Basilicata, Calabria
Highway system
  • Roads in Italy
A 1 A 3

History

The A2 was created in 2017 by merging the Fisciano to Salerno section of the spur route RA 2 (part of European route E841) with the Salerno to Villa San Giovanni section of the A3 motorway (part of E45). The spur route to Reggio Calabria is part of E90. At the same time, an advertising campaign for tourism purposes was launched, with ten cultural routes[2] and an advertising spot starring Giancarlo Giannini.

Route

Autostrada A2 near Nocera Terinese
Autostrada A2, Rosarno exit, indicating the reachable locations.
Sfalassà Viaduct in Bagnara Calabra
Autostrada A2 near Cosenza
Autostrada A2 near Lauria

The motorway starts in Fisciano, in Campania region, where there is a junction between the RA2 and the A30 motorway.

The provincial capital cities served by the A2 motorway are:

SALERNO – REGGIO CALABRIA
Autostrada del Mediterraneo
Exit↓km↓↑km↑ProvinceEuropean Route
Caserta
Roma
Canosa - Bari
0.0432.6SA E841
Avellino0.1432.5SA E841
Baronissi Nord - Lancusi
University of Salerno
1.3431.3SA E841
Rest area "Baronissi"2.0430.6SA E841
Baronissi Sud3.7428.9SA E841
Salerno
Spur route to Napoli
Napoli - Salerno
8.4424.4SA E45
Rest area "Salerno"13.0419.6SA E45
San Mango Piemonte13.5419.1SA E45
Pontecagnano18.7413.9SA E45
Montecorvino Pugliano-Pontecagnano Sud
Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport
23.4409.2SA E45
Battipaglia28.3404.3SA E45
Eboli35.8396.8SA E45
Campagna41.9390.7SA E45
Rest area "Campagna"47.8384.8SA E45
Contursi Terme - Postiglione51.9380.7SA E45
Sicignano degli Alburni
Potenza
Basentana
58.0374.6SA E45
Petina68.9363.7SA E45
Polla80.0352.6SA E45
Atena Lucana
di Fondo Valle d'Agri
86.9345.7SA E45
Sala Consilina92.8339.8SA E45
Rest area "Sala Consilina"95.8336.8SA E45
Padula - Buonabitacolo108.1324.5SA E45
Lagonegro nord
Maratea - Tortora - Praia a Mare
di Fondovalle del Noce
127.8304.8PZ E45
Lagonegro sud129.9302.7PZ E45
Lauria nord
della Valle del Sinni
141.1291.1PZ E45
Lauria sud
Pollino National Park
148.9283.7PZ E45
Rest area "Galdo"151.5281.1PZ E45
Laino Borgo156.5286.1CS E45
Mormanno - Laino Castello165.9266.7CS E45
Campotenese
Pollino National Park
177.1255.5CS E45
Morano Calabro - Castrovillari Nord187.2245.4CS E45
Rest area "Frascineto"195.0237.6CS E45
Frascineto - Castrovillari196.2236.4CS E45
Firmo - Sibari - Saracena
di Cammarata e degli Stombi
210.5222.1CS E45
Altomonte216.0216.6CS E45
Tarsia nord - Spezzano Terme222.3210.3CS E45
Tarsia227.8204.8CS E45
Rest area "Tarsia"228.1204.5CS E45
Torano Castello-Bisignano237.0195.6CS E45
Montalto Uffugo - Rose246.8185.8CS E45
Rende - Cosenza nord
Silana Crotonese
Sila National Park
255.0177.6CS E45
Rest area "Cosenza-Rende"255.4177.2CS E45
Cosenza261.0171.6CS E45
Rogliano275.0157.6CS E45
Rest area "Rogliano"276.3156.3CS E45
Altilia - Grimaldi287.4145.2CS E45
San Mango d'Aquino295.9136.7CZ E45
Falerna305.3127.3CZ E45
Rest area "Lamezia"318.8113.8CZ E45
Lamezia Terme - Catanzaro
Lamezia Terme International Airport
dei Due Mari

Tirrena Inferiore
Jonica
321.8110.8CZ E45
Pizzo
Vibo Marina
ex di Tropea
Tirrena Inferiore
337.092.6VV E45
Sant' Onofrio - Vibo Valentia347.982.7VV E45
Vazzano
Serra San Bruno
357.974.7VV E45
Gerocarne - Soriano Calabro
delle Serre Calabre
360.272.4VV E45
Mileto370.761.9VV E45
Rosarno
Port of Gioia Tauro
Jonio-Tirreno
Aspromonte National Park

dir. Raccordo al Porto di Gioia Tauro
Tirrena Inferiore
Jonica
383.249.4RC E45
Rest area "Rosarno"390.142.5RC E45
Gioia Tauro394.038.6RC E45
Palmi
Costa Viola
401.131.5RC E45
Bagnara Calabra
di Bagnara Calabra
Tirrena Inferiore
408.624.0RC E45
Scilla
di Scilla
Tirrena Inferiore
Costa Viola
422.99.7RC E45
Rest area "Villa San Giovanni"429.50.7RC E45
Villa San Giovanni
Ferries to Messina
di Villa San Giovanni
432.00.6RC E45
Spur route to Reggio Calabria432.60.0RC E90

Spur routes

The A2 has two spurs; both of them were until 2017 part of the Autostrada A3:

  • A2 diramazione Napoli (2.335 km) connects the A2 at the Salerno-Fratte junction with the present A3 at the Salerno centro junction and is part of European route E45;
  • A2 diramazione Reggio Calabria (9.048 km) is a prolongation of the A2 from its southern terminus at Villa San Giovanni to the city of Reggio Calabria and is part of European route E90. It is part of EUR 3 from Villa San Giovani to Fisciano.

References

  1. "LA RETE ANAS" (in Italian). Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. "La Sa-Rc cambia nome, nasce l'Autostrada del Mediterraneo: dieci vie per il turismo" (in Italian). Retrieved 14 June 2017.

See also

Other Italian roads

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