A3 motorway | |
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Autostradë A3 | |
Route information | |
Part of E852 | |
Maintained by the Autoriteti Rrugor Shqiptar | |
Length | 31.17 km (19.37 mi) |
Major junctions | |
Northwest end | in Sauk, Tirana County |
Southeast end | in Bradashesh, Elbasan County |
Location | |
Country | Albania |
Counties | |
Major cities | |
Highway system | |
The A3 motorway (Albanian: Autostrada or Autostradë A3) is a motorway in Albania spanning 31.17 kilometres (19.37 miles) across the counties of Elbasan and Tirana. It consists of two traffic lanes and an emergency lane in each driving direction, except in tunnels where there are emergency bays instead, separated by a central reservation.
After its completion in the summer of 2019, the motorway connects the country's capital city Tirana with the Pan-European Corridor VIII on the SH7, which connects Durrës on the Adriatic Sea to Varna on the Black Sea. As a part of the road network of Albania, the motorway is a part of a major European route, the E852.