Autopista AP-9

Highway in Spain
Name= Autopista del Atlántico
Signal=
European Route=
Beginning= Ferrol
End= Portuguese frontier
Length= 219,6The Autopista A-9 is a highway in northwestern Spain. It is known as the Autopista del Atlántico and runs from the Portugal boarder at the Rio Miño. It heads north via Tui, Vigo and a junction with the Autovía A-52. After Vigo the road crosses the Ría de Vigo, onto the Peninsula de Morrazo and passing below Coto Redondo (525m). The road passes Pontevedra with a junction onto the N-541, as well as the N-550 which runs alongside the AP-9. 46km to the north is Santiago de Compostela, the Autopista AP-53 heads to the south east as well as the N-525, N-547 and N-634.

Betanzos is 52 km to the north with junctions to the Autovía A-6 and N-VI. A spur heads the 13 km north west to A Coruña. Another section heads north around the Ría de Betanzos via Pontedeume and the Rio Eume. The Autopista ends at Ferrol.

External links

* [http://www.audasa.es/ Autopista AP-9 Concessionaire]
* [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&hl=es&saddr=Ferrol&daddr=Tui&sll=42.024559,-8.609161&sspn=0.121399,0.344009&ie=UTF8&z=8&ll=42.783307,-8.327637&spn=1.919022,5.50415&om=1 Autopista AP-9 in Google Maps]