Autostrada A21 (Italy)

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Autostrada A21
Autostrada dei Vini
Wines motorway
Route information
Part of E70
Maintained by ANAS
Length238.3 km (148.1 mi)
Existed1968–present
Major junctions
West endTurin
Major intersections A55 in Turin
A26 in Alessandria
A7 in Alessandria
A1 in Piacenza
A4 in Brescia
East endBrescia
Location
CountryItaly
RegionsPiedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy
Highway system
A 20 A 22

The Autostrada A21 or Autostrada dei Vini ("Wines motorway") is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") 238.3 kilometres (148.1 mi) long in Italy located in the regions of Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy which connects Turin to Brescia, through the Po Valley and the city of Piacenza. It was inaugurated in 1968.[1][2] It is nicknamed the "Wines motorway" because it runs through many famous wine areas (Astigiano, Alessandrino, Oltrepò Pavese, Piacentino, reaching Brescia near Franciacorta).[3] It is a part of the E70 European route.

  1. ^ "«Quattro corsie» dedicate a Bacco". Autostrade (in Italian). XI (1). Rome: 13. 1969. ISSN 0005-1756.
  2. ^ "Aperto al traffico il tratto Torino - Asti est della Torino - Piacenza". Le Strade (in Italian). anno XLIX (1). Milan: Touring Club Italiano: 30. 1969.
  3. ^ "Infrastruttura stradale" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 May 2024.