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Autostrada A2
Autostrada A2
Autostrada del Mediterraneo
Mediterranean Motorway
	The Autostrada del Mediterraneo logo, also used for reasons of sponsorship and tourism promotions of the motorway.
Route information
	Part of E45, E841 and E90
	Maintained by ANAS
Length	432.2 km (268.6 mi)
Existed	2017–present
Major junctions
From	Fisciano
	A30 and RA2 in Fisciano; Spur route to Naples in Salerno; RA5 in Sicignano degli Alburni; Spur route to Reggio Calabria in Campo Calabro
To	Villa San Giovanni
Location
Country	Italy
Regions	Campania, Basilicata, Calabria
Highway system
	Roads in Italy; Autostrade; State; Regional; Provincial; Municipal;

Autostrada A2, otherwise known as the Autostrada del Mediterraneo ("Mediterranean Motorway") or Salerno–Reggio Calabria, is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") long 432 kilometres (268 mi) in the south of Italy. Running between the towns of Fisciano, in the Province of Salerno, and Villa San Giovanni, in the Province of Reggio Calabria, the motorway forms part of European roads E45, E841 and E90.

History edit

The A2 was created in 2017 by merging the Fisciano to Salerno section of the spur route RA 2 (part of European route E841) with the Salerno to Villa San Giovanni section of the A3 motorway (part of E45). The spur route to Reggio Calabria is part of E90. At the same time, an advertising campaign for tourism purposes was launched, with ten cultural routes^[2] and an advertising spot starring Giancarlo Giannini.

Route edit

Autostrada A2 near Nocera Terinese

Autostrada A2, Rosarno exit, indicating the reachable locations.

Sfalassà Viaduct in Bagnara Calabra

Autostrada A2 near Cosenza

Autostrada A2 near Lauria

The motorway starts in Fisciano, in Campania region, where there is a junction between the RA2 and the A30 motorway.

The provincial capital cities served by the A2 motorway are:

Salerno;
Potenza, which is accessible from Sicignano junction through RA5;
Cosenza;
Catanzaro, which is accessible from Lamezia Terme junction through SS280;
Vibo Valentia;
Reggio Calabria.

Exit	↓km↓	↑km↑	Province	European Route
SALERNO – REGGIO CALABRIA Autostrada del Mediterraneo
Caserta Roma Canosa - Bari	0.0	432.6	SA	E841
Avellino	0.1	432.5	SA	E841
Baronissi Nord - Lancusi	1.3	431.3	SA	E841
Rest area "Baronissi"	2.0	430.6	SA	E841
Baronissi Sud	3.7	428.9	SA	E841
Salerno Spur route to Napoli Napoli - Salerno	8.4	424.4	SA	E45
Rest area "Salerno"	13.0	419.6	SA	E45
San Mango Piemonte	13.5	419.1	SA	E45
Pontecagnano	18.7	413.9	SA	E45
Montecorvino Pugliano-Pontecagnano Sud Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport	23.4	409.2	SA	E45
Battipaglia	28.3	404.3	SA	E45
Eboli	35.8	396.8	SA	E45
Campagna	41.9	390.7	SA	E45
Rest area "Campagna"	47.8	384.8	SA	E45
Contursi Terme - Postiglione	51.9	380.7	SA	E45
Sicignano degli Alburni Potenza Basentana	58.0	374.6	SA	E45
Petina	68.9	363.7	SA	E45
Polla	80.0	352.6	SA	E45
Atena Lucana di Fondo Valle d'Agri	86.9	345.7	SA	E45
Sala Consilina	92.8	339.8	SA	E45
Rest area "Sala Consilina"	95.8	336.8	SA	E45
Padula - Buonabitacolo	108.1	324.5	SA	E45
Lagonegro nord Maratea - Tortora - Praia a Mare di Fondovalle del Noce	127.8	304.8	PZ	E45
Lagonegro sud	129.9	302.7	PZ	E45
Lauria nord della Valle del Sinni	141.1	291.1	PZ	E45
Lauria sud Pollino National Park	148.9	283.7	PZ	E45
Rest area "Galdo"	151.5	281.1	PZ	E45
Laino Borgo	156.5	286.1	CS	E45
Mormanno - Laino Castello	165.9	266.7	CS	E45
Campotenese Pollino National Park	177.1	255.5	CS	E45
Morano Calabro - Castrovillari Nord	187.2	245.4	CS	E45
Rest area "Frascineto"	195.0	237.6	CS	E45
Frascineto - Castrovillari	196.2	236.4	CS	E45
Firmo - Sibari - Saracena di Cammarata e degli Stombi	210.5	222.1	CS	E45
Altomonte	216.0	216.6	CS	E45
Tarsia nord - Spezzano Terme	222.3	210.3	CS	E45
Tarsia	227.8	204.8	CS	E45
Rest area "Tarsia"	228.1	204.5	CS	E45
Torano Castello-Bisignano	237.0	195.6	CS	E45
Montalto Uffugo - Rose	246.8	185.8	CS	E45
Rende - Cosenza nord Silana Crotonese Sila National Park	255.0	177.6	CS	E45
Rest area "Cosenza-Rende"	255.4	177.2	CS	E45
Cosenza	261.0	171.6	CS	E45
Rogliano	275.0	157.6	CS	E45
Rest area "Rogliano"	276.3	156.3	CS	E45
Altilia - Grimaldi	287.4	145.2	CS	E45
San Mango d'Aquino	295.9	136.7	CZ	E45
Falerna	305.3	127.3	CZ	E45
Rest area "Lamezia"	318.8	113.8	CZ	E45
Lamezia Terme - Catanzaro Lamezia Terme International Airport dei Due Mari Tirrena Inferiore Jonica	321.8	110.8	CZ	E45
Pizzo Vibo Marina ex di Tropea Tirrena Inferiore	337.0	92.6	VV	E45
Sant' Onofrio - Vibo Valentia	347.9	82.7	VV	E45
Vazzano Serra San Bruno	357.9	74.7	VV	E45
Gerocarne - Soriano Calabro delle Serre Calabre	360.2	72.4	VV	E45
Mileto	370.7	61.9	VV	E45
Rosarno Port of Gioia Tauro Jonio-Tirreno Aspromonte National Park dir. Raccordo al Porto di Gioia Tauro Tirrena Inferiore Jonica	383.2	49.4	RC	E45
Rest area "Rosarno"	390.1	42.5	RC	E45
Gioia Tauro	394.0	38.6	RC	E45
Palmi Costa Viola	401.1	31.5	RC	E45
Bagnara Calabra di Bagnara Calabra Tirrena Inferiore	408.6	24.0	RC	E45
Scilla di Scilla Tirrena Inferiore Costa Viola	422.9	9.7	RC	E45
Rest area "Villa San Giovanni"	429.5	0.7	RC	E45
Villa San Giovanni Ferries to Messina di Villa San Giovanni	432.0	0.6	RC	E45
Spur route to Reggio Calabria	432.6	0.0	RC	E90

Spur routes edit

The A2 has two spurs; both of them were until 2017 part of the Autostrada A3:

A2 diramazione Napoli (2.335 km) connects the A2 at the Salerno-Fratte junction with the present A3 at the Salerno centro junction and is part of European route E45;
A2 diramazione Reggio Calabria (9.048 km) is a prolongation of the A2 from its southern terminus at Villa San Giovanni to the city of Reggio Calabria and is part of European route E90. It is part of EUR 3 from Villa San Giovani to Fisciano.

References edit

^ "LA RETE ANAS" (in Italian). Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ "La Sa-Rc cambia nome, nasce l'Autostrada del Mediterraneo: dieci vie per il turismo" (in Italian). Retrieved 14 June 2017.