The N-VI is a major highway in Spain

Spain

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. It connects Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

 to La Coruña.

It has generally been up-graded or replaced by the Autovía A-6

Autovía A-6

The Autovía A-6 or Autopista AP-6 is a Spanish autovía and autopista route which starts in Madrid and ends in Arteixo ....

. It passes via Tordesillas

Tordesillas

Tordesillas is a town and municipality in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, central Spain.It is located 25 km southwest of the provincial capital, Valladolid at an elevation of 704 meters. The population was c. 9,000 in 2009....

, Ponferrada

Ponferrada

Ponferrada is a city in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. It lies on the Sil River, a tributary of the river Miño, in the El Bierzo valley, completely surrounded by mountains. It is the last major town along the French route of the Way of St. James before it reaches its destination...

 and Lugo

Lugo

Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is the capital of the province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 97,635 in 2010, which makes is the fourth most populated city in Galicia.-Population:...

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This road is the subject of a documentary film directed by the galician filmmaker Pela del Álamo and produced by Diplodocus Producións (www.diplodocus.es) The main theme of the tape is the process of abandonment experienced by traditional roads throughout the world once the routes are redirected by the new highways. The documentary is titled "N-VI" and is scheduled to premiere in early 2010.