Autostrada A20 (Italy)

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A20 Motorway
Autostrada A20
Messina-Palermo
290px
Route information
Length: 181 km (112 mi)
Major junctions
East end: Messina
West end: Buonfornello-A19
Location
Regions: Sicily
Highway system
Autostrade of Italy

The Autostrada A20 is a toll motorway on the island of Sicily that links the city of Palermo to Messina. The motorway from Messina follows the Tyrrhenian coast for 181 km (112 mi) until it meets the A19 Palermo-Catania at Buonfornello. The motorway A20, at its eastern-end, is also connected to the A18 Messina-Catania. It's a four lane motorway (two lanes for each direction) in its whole length. Consorzio per le Autostrade Siciliane is in charge for 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 Thyrrenian coast. The first stretch of this motorway, from Messina Boccetta to Divieto, was opened the 1 June 1972 but works for the entire length were completed only the 21 December 2004 with the opening of the exit for Castelbuono.

Messina-Palermo

A20 MESSINA - PALERMO
Type Exit ↓km↓ ↑km↑ Province European Road
Italian traffic signs - autostrada.svg Autostrada A18 Italia.svg Messina-Catania 0,0 181,8 ME Tabliczka E45.svg
Italian traffic signs - stazione.svg Toll station Messina Sud 0,0 181,8 ME Tabliczka E45.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Messina Sud - Tremestieri RWB Fähre(L).svg Ferries 0,0 181,8 ME Tabliczka E45.svg
AB-Tank.svg Service station
"Tremestieri Ovest" (asimm.)
- 180,0 ME Tabliczka E45.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Messina San Filippo 3,5 178,3 ME Tabliczka E45.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Messina Gazzi 5,1 176,7 ME Tabliczka E45.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Messina Centro Tabliczka E45.svg Tabliczka E90.svg
RWB Fähre(L).svg Ferries for Villa San Giovanni
7,1 174,7 ME Tabliczka E45.svgTabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Messina Boccetta
RWB Fähre(L).svg Ferries for Villa San Giovanni
9,1 172,7 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
Italian traffic signs - lavori.svg Messina Giostra Italian traffic signs - lavori.svg Italian traffic signs - lavori.svg ME Tabliczka E90.svg
Italian traffic signs - lavori.svg Messina Annunziata Italian traffic signs - lavori.svg Italian traffic signs - lavori.svg ME Tabliczka E90.svg
Italian traffic signs - stazione.svg Toll station Messina Nord 21,0 160,8 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Villafranca Tirrena
(monodirectional to and from ME)
21,0 - ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-Tank.svg Service station "Divieto" 22 159 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Rometta 24,7 157,1 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Milazzo - RWB Fähre(L).svg Ferries for Aeolian Islands 38,5 143,3 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-Tank.svg Service station
"Olivarella Sud" (asimm.)
- 140 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 47,2 134,6 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
Italian traffic signs - lavori.svg Portorosa - Furnari Italian traffic signs - lavori.svg Italian traffic signs - lavori.svg ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Falcone 58,7 123,1 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-Tank.svg Service station "Tindari" 61 119 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Patti 67,2 114,6 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Brolo-Capo d'Orlando est 84,7 97,1 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
Italian traffic signs - lavori.svg Capo d'Orlando (in project) 90,0 91,8 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Rocca di Capri Leone
Capo d'Orlando ovest
97,8 84,0 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Sant'Agata di Militello 106,6 75,2 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-Tank.svg Service station
"Acquedolci Sud" (asimm.)
- 70 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Reitano-Santo Stefano di Camastra 135,0 46,8 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Tusa 144,0 37,8 ME Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Pollina-Castelbuono 155,0 26,8 PA Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Cefalù 168,0 13,8 PA Tabliczka E90.svg
Italian traffic signs - stazione.svg Toll station Buonfornello 180,8 1,0 PA Tabliczka E90.svg
Italian traffic signs - autostrada.svg Autostrada A19 Italia.svg Palermo-Catania 181,8 0,0 PA Tabliczka E90.svgTabliczka E932.svg

A19 from Buonfornello to Palermo

A19 PALERMO - CATANIA
Type Exit ↓km↓ ↑km↑ Province European Road
AB-Kreuz-grün.svg Buonfornello - Termini Imerese est
Autostrada A20 Italia.svg Messina Autostrada A19 Italia.svg Catania
46,0 PA
AB-AS-grün.svg Agglomerato Industriale 42,2 PA Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-Tank.svg Area Servizio "Caracoli" 34,0 PA Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Termini Imerese 31,2 PA Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Trabia 25,2 PA Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Altavilla Milicia 17,2 PA Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Casteldaccia 15,2 PA Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Bagheria 12,2 PA Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Villabate - Ficarazzi
35px Catanese
5,5 PA Tabliczka E90.svg
AB-AS-grün.svg Palermo Brancaccio - 18px Zona Industriale 3,5 PA Tabliczka E90.svg
Sinnbild Innerorts.svg Palermo
Tabliczka E90.svg R40
0,0 PA Tabliczka E90.svg

References