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A72 autoroute

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A72 autoroute
Route information
Length55 km (34 mi)
Major junctions
From E70 / A 89 in Nervieux
To N 88 in Saint-Étienne
Location
CountryFrance
Highway system
  • Roads in France
The A72 Eastbound in the steep section of the motorway.

The A72 is an autoroute (motorway) in France. It is 55 kilometres (34 mi) long.

The motorway is operated by Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF) and links Balbigny to Saint-Étienne on one of the steepest and meandrous motorways in France. Over 35 km (22 mi) of the motorway is limited to 110 km/h (70 mph) as sections are considered too dangerous for the standard 130 km/h (80 mph) speed limit.

The motorway has 2 lanes both directions with 3 lane sections near Saint-Étienne.

The road is also numbered the European route E70. In 2006, the section between Clermont-Ferrand and the A89 spur became part of the A89.

List of exits and junctions

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Region Department Junction Destinations Notes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Loire  A89 - A72 Clermont-Ferrand, Thiers, Roanne, Lyon (A6)
Exit 6 : Feurs  Feurs, Boën
 Aire de la Plaine du Forez
Exit 7 : Montrond  Montrond-les-Bains, Montbrison
 Aire de Chante-Perdrix (Southbound)
 Aire des Chaninats (Northbound)
 Péage de la Veauchette
Exit 8 : Andrézieux-Bouthéon  Thiers, Roanne par RD, Montrond-les-Bains, Veauche, alt Saint-Étienne-Loire Airport Andrézieux-Bouthéon Entry and exit from Saint-Étienne
Exit 9 : La Fouillouse  Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, La Fouillouse, alt Aéroport de Saint-Étienne-Loire, Opéra Parcs, Autres Zones
Exit 10 : Saint-Etienne - ouest  Saint-Étienne, La Fouillouse, Firminy, Annonay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Villars, Bellevue, alt Hôpital Nord
Exit 11 : Saint-Priest-en-Jarez  Saint-Étienne, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez
Exit 12: Saint-Étienne - La Terrasse  Saint-Étienne - centre, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, Villars, L’Étrat
Exit 13 : Saint-Étienne - Montreynaud  Saint-Étienne, Technopole
Exit 14 : La Talaudière  Saint-Étienne, La Talaudière, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Zénith-Cité du Design, Z. I. Molina
Exit 15 : Saint-Etienne - Méons  Saint-Étienne, Sorbiers
Exit 16 : Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds  Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds, Monthieu, Terrenoire
 RN 488 - A72 Saint-Chamond, Valence, Lyon (A7)
Exit 17 : Saint-Étienne - Monthieu  Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds, Saint-Étienne, Centres Commerciaux
 RN 88 - A72 Le Puy-en-Velay, Annonay, Firminy, Saint-Étienne - Autres-Quartiers
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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