Autostrada A20 (Italy)

The Autostrada A20 is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") 183 kilometres (114 mi) long on the island of Sicily that links the city of Messina to Termini Imerese. The motorway from Messina follows the Tyrrhenian coast until it meets the A19 Palermo-Catania at Buonfornello, a frazione of Termini Imerese. The Autostrada A20, at its eastern-end, is also connected to the A18 Messina-Catania.

Autostrada A20
Route information
Part of E45 and E90
Maintained by ANAS
Length183 km (114 mi)
Existed1972–present
Major junctions
East endMessina
Major intersections A18 in Messina
A19 in Termini Imerese
West endTermini Imerese
Location
CountryItaly
RegionsSicily
Highway system
← A 19→ A 21

Although the Autostrada A20 is also called Messina-Palermo, it is necessary to travel for 43 kilometres (27 mi) along the Autostrada A19 Palermo-Catania to reach Palermo. It's a four lane motorway (two lanes for each direction) in its whole length. Consorzio per le Autostrade Siciliane is in charge of toll collection, management, and maintenance of the motorway.[1]

History

The construction of the A20 was really slow, partially because of the difficult orography of the Tyrrhenian coast. The first stretch of this motorway, from Messina Boccetta to Divieto, was opened the 1 June 1972[2] but works for the entire length were completed only the 21 July 2005 with the opening of the exit for Castelbuono.[3]

Route
MESSINA – TERMINI IMERESE
Exit↓km↓↑km↑ProvinceEuropean route
Messina-Catania0.0183.0ME E45
Messina Sud - Tremestieri
Ferries to Villa San Giovanni		0.6182.4ME E45
Rest area "Tremestieri Ovest"[4]-180,0ME E45
Messina San Filippo3.5178.3ME E45
Messina Gazzi5.1176.7ME E45
Messina Centro
Ferries for Villa San Giovanni		7.1174.7ME E45
E90
Messina Boccetta
Ferries for Villa San Giovanni
9.1172.7ME E90
Toll gate Messina Nord21.0160.8ME E90
Villafranca Tirrena[5]21.0-ME E90
Rest area "Divieto"22.0159.0ME E90
Rometta24.7157.1ME E90
Milazzo
Ferries to Aeolian Islands		38.5143.3ME E90
Rest area "Olivarella"[6]-140ME E90
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto47.2134.6ME E90
Falcone58.7123.1ME E90
Rest area "Tindari"61.0119.0ME E90
Patti67.2114.6ME E90
Brolo-Capo d'Orlando est84.797.1ME E90
Rocca di Capri Leone - Capo d'Orlando ovest97.884.0ME E90
Sant'Agata di Militello106.675.2ME E90
Rest area "Acquedolci"[7]-70.0ME E90
Reitano-Santo Stefano di Camastra135.046.8ME E90
Tusa144.037.8ME E90
Pollina-Castelbuono155.026.8PA E90
Cefalù166.816.2PA E90
Toll gate Buonfornello181.81.2PA E90
Palermo-Catania183.00.0PA E90
E932

See also

Other Italian roads

References
  1. "Home". autostradesiciliane.it.
  2. "The World's longest Tunnel Page: Motorways in Italy". Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. "'Palermo Messina' guida a zigzag sull'autostrada" (in Italian). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. Only in the direction of Messina.
  5. Exit only towards Palermo, entry only towards Messina.
  6. Only of the direction of Messina.
  7. Only of the direction of Messina.

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