A630 autoroute

The A630 autoroute is a motorway in south west France. It is the périphérique for Bordeaux and forms part of the European routes E5 E70.

It is 2x2 lanes but has been widened to 2x3 lanes. The road was started in 1972 and completed in 1983 (Work on the Bridge of Aquitaine started in 1961). It was completed in 1993 with the opening of the section between the François Mitterrand Bridge and the RD936. It is 35 km long and toll free.

Junctions

The follow ing goes anticlockwise:
* and N230.
*01 ("Cenon-Artigues") Areas served: Cenon, Artigues
*02 ("Bordeaux-Bastides") Areas served: Lormont, Port et ZI d'Ambès, ZI Bec d'Ambès, Carbon-Blanc, Bassens
*03 ("Vieux Lormont") Closed
**Pont d'Aquitaine
**Speed Radar (Limit: 70 km/h)
*04 ("Bordeaux-Centre") Areas served: Parc des expositions, Bordeaux-Lac, ZI Blanquefort, Bordeaux-North, Bordeaux City Centre, Bruges-Le Tasta
*05 ("Bordeaux-Fret") Areas served: Bordeaux-Fret, ZI Bruges
*06 ("Bruges") Areas served: Bruges, Blanquefort, ZI Campilleau
*07 ("Eysines-Le Vigean") Areas served: Le Taillan-Médoc, Le Bouscat, Eysines-Le Vigean, Médoc
*08 ("Le Verdon") Areas served: Lacanau, Eysines, St Médard en J., Le Verdon
*09 ("Le Haillan") Areas served: Bordeaux-Caudéran, Mérignac-Capeyron, St Médard en J., Le Haillan
*10 ("Mérignac-Centre") Areas served: Andernos, Cap-Ferret, Mérignac-Pichey/Centre
**Speed Radar (Limit 90 km/h)
*11a ("Parc d'activités") Areas served: Centre Hôtelier, Parc d'activités
*11b ("Aéroport") Areas served Bordeaux Airport, Mérignac, Mérignac-Chemin Long
*12 ("St-Jean") Areas served: Saint-Jean-d'Illac, Parc Cimetière
*13 ("Pessac-Centre") Towns served: Pessac-L'Alouette
*14 ("Pessac-Saige") Towns served: ZI Pessac, Hôpitaux Haut-Lêveque Xavier Arzonan
*"
*16 ("Gradignan-Centre") Towns served: Gradignan, Talence, Domaine Universitaire
*17 ("Talence") Areas served: Talence, Thouars, Gradignan, Malartic
*18a ("Léognan") Areas served: Cadaujac, Villenave-d'Ornon, Pont de la Maye
*18b ("Villenave") Areas served: Villenave-Centre, Pont de La Maye
*
*20 ("Bègles") Areas served: Cadaujac, Bègles
**Speed Radar (Limit 90 km/h)
*21 ("Bordeaux-Centre") Areas served: City Centre, St Jean Railway Station, A631 spur to docks and City Centre.
*Road becomes the RN230 over the Pont François Mitterrand (Pont d'Arcins)
*22 ("Latresne-Floirac-La Souys")
*23 ("Bouillac") Areas served: Floirac-Centre, Bouillac
*24 ("Bergerac") Areas served: Bergerac, Tresses, Haut-Floirac
*25 ("Artigues") Areas served: Artigues-Centre, Cenon, ZI Artigues
*26 ("Libourne") Areas served: N89, Libourne, Périgeux, Yvrac
*27 ("Lormont") Areas served: Lormont, Carbon-Blanc
* and A630.

External links

* [http://saratlas.free.fr/index.php?page=autoroute&route=a630&lang=fr A630 Motorway in Saratlas]