N-240 road (Spain) explained

Country:ESP
Type:N
Route:240
Map Custom:yes
Length Km:301.28
Terminus A:Tarragona
Junction:Lleida, Huesca, Jaca, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Terminus B:Bilbao

The N-240 is a major east–west road in Spain. Originally running from Tarragona to Bilbao, several segments have been downgraded due to the construction of parallel motorways.

The road heads southeast from Bilbao over the Barazar pass to Vitoria-Gasteiz. The segment from Luko to Vitoria-Gasteiz has been upgraded to autovía standards. From Alsasua to Pamplona the road was known as, but the stretch between Alsasua to Irurtzun has been upgraded to the Autovía A-10.[1] From Pamplona to Jaca, the Autovía A-21 is being built parallel to the old N-240.[2] The Navarrese section parallel to the A-21 has been renamed as NA-2420.[3]

From Huesca to Lleida the N-240 runs parallel to the Autovía A-22.[4] In the last section, between Montblanc and Tarragona, the Autovía A-27 is being built as an alternative to the old N-240.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Presentadas las nuevas denominaciones de la red de autopistas, autovías y carreteras desdobladas de Navarra . navarra.es . 30 March 2024 . 21 September 2004 . es.
  2. News: Vidondo . A. . La autovía de Jaca, las obras sin fin . 30 March 2024 . . 3 December 2023 . es.
  3. News: Echeverría . Javier . Javieradas 2023: fechas, horarios y algunos consejos . 30 March 2024 . Diario de Navarra . 3 March 2023 . es.
  4. News: Barluenga . Miguel . El principio del fin: las obras de la autovía Huesca-Lleida estarán terminadas con 15 años de retraso . 30 March 2024 . . 6 September 2018 . Huesca . es.
  5. News: La autovía entre Valls y Montblanc, en la recta final . 30 March 2024 . Diari de Tarragona . 19 September 2023 . es.