A48 autoroute

A48 autoroute
Autoroute du Dauphiné
Route information
Part of
Length:	52.5 km (32.6 mi)
Existed:	1968 – present
Major junctions
South end:	A43
North end:	Grenoble
Highway system
Autoroutes of France

The A48 autoroute, also known as l'autoroute du Dauphiné, is a motorway in France connecting the A43 with the city of Grenoble.

An extension north to Ambérieu is proposed in the medium term.

Characteristics

• 2x2 lanes
• 2x3 lanes between the A49 and A480 autoroutes (10 km)
• 97 km long
• Service areas

History

• 1968: The first toll free section opened between the Bastille (Grenoble northern edge) and Voreppe as part of the preparations for the Winter Olympics held in the city and surrounding area.
• 1975: Opening of the toll section between Voreppe and the A43 managed by AREA.

Junctions

• Exchange A48-A43 Exits [to modify] Exchanger between A43 to Lyon/Chambéry and A48
  • Rest Area: Burcin
• 09 (Le Grand-Lemps) Towns served: Rives
  • Rest Area: Réaumont
• 10 (Champfeuillet) Towns served: Voiron
• 11 (Voiron-Moirans) Towns served: Voiron
• Exchange A49-A48 Exchanger between A49 to Valence and A48
• 12 (Veurey) Towns served: Voreppe
• Péage de Voreppe
• 13 (Voreppe) Towns served: Voreppe
  • Rest Area: Voreppe/L'Isle Rose
• 14 (Saint-Egreve) Towns served: Saint-Egreve
• 15 (ZI Saint-Egreve-ZI/Saint-Martin-the-Vinoux) Towns served: Grenoble
• Exchange A48-A480 Junction between the A48 and A480 to Sisteron and Gap via A51.
• 16 (Europôle-Polygon Scientific Grenoble) Towns served: Grenoble

Autoroute ends.

Places of interest

The following list indexes towns and places of interest that can be visited from the motorway:

• River Isere
• Col de Rossatière

Future

There are proposals to extend the autoroute north from Bourgoin-Jallieu to Ambérieu-in-Bugey and connecting to the A42 autoroute.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• A48 autoroute in Saratlas