Autostrada A2 (Italy) Explained

Country:ITA
Type:A
Route:2
Alternate Name:Mediterranean motorway
Map:Italia - mappa autostrada A2.svg
Image Notes:The Autostrada del Mediterraneo logo, also used for reasons of sponsorship and tourism promotions of the motorway.
Maint:ANAS
Length Km:432.2
Length Notes:[1]
Regions:Campania, Basilicata, Calabria
Established:2017
E-Road:E45, E841 and E90
Terminus A:Fisciano
Terminus B:Villa San Giovanni
Junction: A30 and RA2 in Fisciano
Spur route to Naples in Salerno
RA5 in Sicignano degli Alburni
Spur route to Reggio Calabria in Campo Calabro
Previous Type:A
Previous Route:1
Next Type:A
Next Route:3

Autostrada A2, otherwise known as the Autostrada del Mediterraneo ("Mediterranean motorway") or Salerno–Reggio Calabria, is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") long in Italy located in the regions of Campania, Basilicata and Calabria. 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 routes E45, E841 and E90.

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

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
0.0 432.6SA
Avellino0.1 432.5SA
Baronissi Nord - Lancusi
University of Salerno
1.3 431.3SA
Rest area "Baronissi" 2.0 430.6SA
3.7 428.9SA
Salerno
Diramazione Napoli
Napoli - Salerno
8.4 424.4SA
Rest area "Salerno" 13.0 419.6SA
San Mango Piemonte13.5 419.1SA
Pontecagnano18.7 413.9SA
Montecorvino Pugliano-Pontecagnano Sud
Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport
23.4 409.2SA
Battipaglia28.3 404.3SA
Eboli35.8 396.8SA
Campagna41.9 390.7SA
Rest area "Campagna" 47.8 384.8SA
Contursi Terme - Postiglione51.9 380.7SA
Sicignano degli Alburni
Potenza
Basentana
58.0 374.6SA
Petina68.9 363.7SA
Polla80.0 352.6SA
Atena Lucana
di Fondo Valle d'Agri
86.9 345.7SA
Sala Consilina92.8 339.8SA
Rest area "Sala Consilina" 95.8 336.8SA
Padula - Buonabitacolo108.1 324.5SA
Lagonegro nord
Maratea - Tortora - Praia a Mare
di Fondovalle del Noce
127.8 304.8PZ
Lagonegro sud129.9 302.7PZ
Lauria nord
della Valle del Sinni
141.1 291.1PZ
Lauria sud
Pollino National Park
148.9 283.7PZ
Rest area "Galdo"151.5281.1PZ
156.5 286.1CS
Mormanno - Laino Castello165.9266.7CS
Campotenese
Pollino National Park
177.1255.5CS
Morano Calabro - Castrovillari Nord187.2245.4CS
Rest area "Frascineto" 195.0237.6CS
Frascineto - Castrovillari196.2236.4CS
Firmo - Sibari - Saracena
di Cammarata e degli Stombi
210.5222.1CS
Altomonte216.0216.6CS
Tarsia nord - Spezzano Terme222.3210.3CS
Tarsia227.8204.8CS
Rest area "Tarsia" 228.1 204.5CS
Torano Castello-Bisignano237.0 195.6CS
Montalto Uffugo - Rose246.8 185.8CS
Rende - Cosenza nord
Silana Crotonese
Sila National Park
255.0 177.6CS
Rest area "Cosenza-Rende"255.4 177.2CS
Cosenza261.0 171.6CS
Rogliano275.0 157.6CS
Rest area "Rogliano" 276.3 156.3CS
Altilia - Grimaldi287.4 145.2CS
San Mango d'Aquino295.9 136.7CZ
Falerna305.3 127.3CZ
Rest area "Lamezia" 318.8 113.8 CZ
Lamezia Terme - Catanzaro
Lamezia Terme International Airport
dei Due Mari

Tirrena Inferiore
Jonica
321.8 110.8 CZ
Pizzo
Vibo Marina
ex di Tropea
Tirrena Inferiore
337.0 92.6 VV
Sant' Onofrio - Vibo Valentia347.9 82.7 VV
Vazzano
Serra San Bruno
357.9 74.7 VV
Gerocarne - Soriano Calabro
delle Serre Calabre
360.2 72.4 VV
370.7 61.9VV
Rosarno
Port of Gioia Tauro
Jonio-Tirreno
Aspromonte National Park

dir. Raccordo al Porto di Gioia Tauro
Tirrena Inferiore
Jonica
383.2 49.4RC
Rest area "Rosarno" 390.1 42.5RC
394.0 38.6RC
Palmi
Costa Viola
401.1 31.5RC
Bagnara Calabra
di Bagnara Calabra
Tirrena Inferiore
408.6 24.0RC
Scilla
di Scilla
Tirrena Inferiore
Costa Viola
422.9 9.7RC
Rest area "Villa San Giovanni" 429.5 0.7RC
Villa San Giovanni
Ferries to Messina
di Villa San Giovanni
432.0 0.6RC
Diramazione Reggio Calabria432.6 0.0RC

A2 Naples connection

A2 DIRAMAZIONE NAPOLI
A2 Naples connection
Exit↓km↓↑km↑ProvinceEuropean route
Salerno-Reggio Calabria0.0 2.3SA
Salerno Fratte
Tangenziale di Salerno
0.51.8
Salerno
Tirrena Inferiore
Port of Salerno
Amalfi Coast
2.20.1
Napoli-Salerno2.30.0

A2 Reggio Calabria connection

A2 DIRAMAZIONE REGGIO CALABRIA
A2 Reggio Calabria connection
Exit↓km↓↑km↑ProvinceEuropean route
Salerno-Reggio Calabria0.09.0RC
Campo Calabro1.08.0
Catona2.07.0
Reggio Calabria Gallico
Tirrena Inferiore
delle Gambarie
3.06.0
Reggio Calabria Porto
Port of Reggio
Ferries to Messina
7.61.4
Tangenziale di Reggio Calabria
Jonica
8.50.5
Reggio Calabria Nord9.00.0

See also

Other Italian roads

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LA RETE ANAS. 20 April 2024. it.
  2. Web site: La Sa-Rc cambia nome, nasce l'Autostrada del Mediterraneo: dieci vie per il turismo. 14 June 2017. it.