A7 motorway (France)

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The A7 motorway in France, often called the "Autoroute du Soleil," is a major north–south highway linking Lyon to Marseille and serving as a key route to the Mediterranean coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf controlled-access highway
motorway
alsoKnownAs Autoroute du Soleil
category Motorways in France
completed 1960s
connectsCity Lyon
Marseille
country France
crossesRiver Rhône
linked to: Rhône River
direction north–south
followsValley Rhône Valley
formsCorridor Paris–Lyon–Marseille axis
hasServiceArea numerous motorway service areas along Rhône Valley
junctionWith A46 motorway (France)
A47 motorway (France)
A6 motorway (France)
A8 motorway (France)
A9 motorway (France)
laneCount 2×2 lanes on most sections
2×3 lanes on busy sections
length approximately 302 km
locatedIn southeastern France
maintainedBy ASF
Vinci Autoroutes
notableFor heavy holiday traffic in summer
major congestion near Lyon
officialName Autoroute A7
opened 1930s
partOf European route E15
European route E714
French autoroute network
passesNear Avignon
Montélimar
Orange
Valence
Vienne
regionServed Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Occitanie
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
routeNumber A7
servesAs key route to the Mediterranean coast
servesPort Port of Marseille
speedLimit 110 km/h or lower on some sections
130 km/h in normal conditions
terminusNorth Lyon
terminusSouth Marseille
tollStatus mostly toll motorway

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A6 motorway (France) connectedTo A7 motorway (France)