Autostrada A26 | ||||
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Autostrada dei Trafori Tunnels motoway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Part of E25 and E62 | ||||
Maintained by Autostrade per l'Italia S.p.A. | ||||
Length | 197.1 km (122.5 mi) | |||
Existed | 1977–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Genoa | |||
A10 in Genoa A21 in Alessandria A4 in Vercelli | ||||
North end | Gravellona Toce | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Italy | |||
Regions | Liguria, Piedmont | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The Autostrada A26 is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") 197.1 kilometres (122.5 mi) long in Italy located in the regions of Liguria and Piedmont. It is named the Autostrada dei Trafori ("Tunnels motoway") after the numerous tunnels through which it passes, both Apennine and Subalpine. It runs northwards from Genoa on the Ligurian coast, over the Apennines, and across the wide plain of the Po valley to the environs of Lake Maggiore and the mouth of the Val d’Ossola. In addition to this ‘main trunk’ of the road, there are three side branches, also of motorway class which function as link roads between the A26 and the A7, the A4 and the A8. The A26, together with these link roads, is managed by Autostrade per l'Italia S.p.A. It is a part of the E25 and E62 European routes.