A13 autoroute
Controlled-access highway from Paris to Caen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Autoroute 13, or L'Autoroute de Normandie links Paris to Caen, Calvados.
A13 autoroute | |
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Route information | |
Part of E46 | |
Length | 225 km (140 mi) |
Existed | 1946–present |
Major junctions | |
West end | Périphérique Caen |
Major intersections | |
East end | Périphérique, Paris |
Location | |
Country | France |
Major cities | Mantes-la-Jolie, Rouen, Pont-l'Évêque, Caen |
Highway system | |
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The motorway starts in Paris at the Porte d'Auteuil, a former gate of the Paris walls, and ends at Mondeville's Mondeville 2 (Porte de Paris) exchange junction on the Boulevard Périphérique (Caen). The A13 is France's oldest motorway (opening in 1946) and is intensively used between Paris and Normandy for both commuting and holiday makers. The A13 is operated by the Société des Autoroutes de Paris Normandie from Buchelay toll onwards, whilst the Parisian stretch of motorway is operated by the Île-de-France Council. Its total length is 225 km (140 mi). The A13 is toll-free within the Île-de-France region and between junctions 21 and 24 to the south of Rouen.