A19 autoroute
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The A19 autoroute is a motorway in France it connects the A5
A5 autoroute
The A5 Autoroute, which was constructed in 1990 to relieve the A6, links the Parisian region with the Langres area. It is a 238 km toll road under the management of the Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône . It makes up parts of the European routes E54, E511, and E17...

 with A6
A6 autoroute (France)
The A6, also known as the Autoroute du Soleil, Sun's Motorway, , is an Autoroute in France, linking Paris to Lyon. The motorway starts at Paris's Porte d'Orléans and Porte d'Italie with two branches, numbered A6a and A6b respectively, that join south of Paris...

 between Sens
Sens
Sens is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.Sens is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is crossed by the Yonne and the Vanne, which empties into the Yonne here.-History:...

 in Yonne
Yonne
Yonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Burgundy in eastern France and its prefecture is Auxerre. Its official number is 89....

 and Courtenay
Courtenay, Loiret
Courtenay is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.*Région: Centre*Département: Loiret *Arrondissement: Arrondissement of Montargis*Canton: Canton of Courtenay*INSEE code: 45115*Postal code: 45320...

 in Loiret
Loiret
Loiret is a department in north-central FranceThe department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.- History :...

. The extension to the A10 autoroute near Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...

 was completed in January 2011. A19 is part of the outermost Paris ring road.

Facts

The motorway is managed by the Paris-Rhine-Rhone company. The A19 is a Toll
Toll road
A toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...

 motorway and is 2x2 lanes. It 30 km is long.

History

  • 1993: Start of construction of 5 km section of the A160 from the A5 to RN6
    Route nationale 6
    The Route nationale 6 is a trunk road in France between Paris and the frontier with Italy in the Alps.- Reclassification :The RN 6 runs parallel for a long portion of its route to the A 6 autoroute...

     (the future A19).
  • 1997: Start of the 25 km section to Courtenay

Junctions

  • A5
    A5 autoroute
    The A5 Autoroute, which was constructed in 1990 to relieve the A6, links the Parisian region with the Langres area. It is a 238 km toll road under the management of the Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône . It makes up parts of the European routes E54, E511, and E17...

     to A19
  • 01 (Direction Sud) to 4 km: served city Sens
    Sens
    Sens is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.Sens is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is crossed by the Yonne and the Vanne, which empties into the Yonne here.-History:...

    • Service Area: Villeroy
  • 02 (Paron) to 17 km: served city Subligny
    Subligny, Yonne
    Subligny is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France....

  • A6
    A6 autoroute (France)
    The A6, also known as the Autoroute du Soleil, Sun's Motorway, , is an Autoroute in France, linking Paris to Lyon. The motorway starts at Paris's Porte d'Orléans and Porte d'Italie with two branches, numbered A6a and A6b respectively, that join south of Paris...

     to A19 at 30 km:

Facts

The motorway is operated by Arcour, a subsidiary company of the company VINCI. There are proposals to extend the road from Courtenay
Courtenay, Loiret
Courtenay is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.*Région: Centre*Département: Loiret *Arrondissement: Arrondissement of Montargis*Canton: Canton of Courtenay*INSEE code: 45115*Postal code: 45320...

 at exit 17 of the A6. In time the road will be extended from Courtenay to Artenay, providing a connection between the A10 to A6 motorways a total length of 101 km

History

The link from Courtenay to Sougy
Sougy
Sougy is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France....

 has been opened on 16 June 2009. This allows a connection between the A5
A5 autoroute
The A5 Autoroute, which was constructed in 1990 to relieve the A6, links the Parisian region with the Langres area. It is a 238 km toll road under the management of the Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône . It makes up parts of the European routes E54, E511, and E17...

, A6
A6 autoroute (France)
The A6, also known as the Autoroute du Soleil, Sun's Motorway, , is an Autoroute in France, linking Paris to Lyon. The motorway starts at Paris's Porte d'Orléans and Porte d'Italie with two branches, numbered A6a and A6b respectively, that join south of Paris...

, A77
A77 autoroute
The A77 autoroute is a motorway in central France. The road starts at the hamlet of Rosiers in Seine-et-Marne and finishes to the south of Nevers in Nièvre. It is also known as the l'Arbre - the motorway of the Tree....

, and A10.

Junctions

  • 03 (Courtenay-Is): served city Courtenay
    Courtenay, Loiret
    Courtenay is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.*Région: Centre*Département: Loiret *Arrondissement: Arrondissement of Montargis*Canton: Canton of Courtenay*INSEE code: 45115*Postal code: 45320...

  • 04 (Courtenay-West): served city Courtenay
    Courtenay, Loiret
    Courtenay is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.*Région: Centre*Département: Loiret *Arrondissement: Arrondissement of Montargis*Canton: Canton of Courtenay*INSEE code: 45115*Postal code: 45320...

    • Rest Area
  • 05 (Montargis): served cities Montargis
    Montargis
    Montargis is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The town is located about south of Paris and east of Orléans in the Gâtinais....

     and Ferrières-en-Gâtinais
    Ferrières-en-Gâtinais
    Ferrières-en-Gâtinais is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loiret department...

    • Rest Area
  • A77
    A77 autoroute
    The A77 autoroute is a motorway in central France. The road starts at the hamlet of Rosiers in Seine-et-Marne and finishes to the south of Nevers in Nièvre. It is also known as the l'Arbre - the motorway of the Tree....

     to A19
    • Service Area: Courtenay-Artenay
  • 06 (Beaune-La-Rolande): served city Beaune-La-Rolande
    Beaune-la-Rolande
    Beaune-la-Rolande is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.On 28 November 1870 it was the site of a battle during the Franco-Prussian War, in which the noted French impressionist painter Frédéric Bazille was killed....

  • 07 (Pithiviers): served cities Pithiviers
    Pithiviers
    Pithiviers is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. It is twinned with Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England....

     and Neuville-aux-Bois
    Neuville-aux-Bois
    Neuville-aux-Bois is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.It's the birthplace of Panathinaikos F.C. defensive midfielder Damien Plessis.-See also:*Communes of the Loiret department...

    • Rest Area
  • A10 to A19
  • 13 (Artenay) on A10: served cities Artenay
    Artenay
    Artenay is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France....

     and Sougy
    Sougy
    Sougy is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France....


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