Autoroute Blanche
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Autoroute Blanche is the French A40 motorway that links the Lyon region to the Alps and the Mont Blanc area, serving as a major route toward Italy and Switzerland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French section of Autoroute Blanche (A40) | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French motorway
ⓘ
motorway ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| accessControl | controlled-access highway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
A40 motorway
ⓘ
Autoroute A40 ⓘ
surface form:
Autoroute Blanche A40
|
| connectsArea |
Mont Blanc massif
ⓘ
surface form:
Mont Blanc area
|
| connectsCountryDirection |
Italy
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Alps
ⓘ
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
surface form:
Lyon region
|
| connectsTo |
Italian road network
ⓘ
Swiss road network ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Alpine region
ⓘ
Rhône valley access route ⓘ |
| hasDestination |
Alpine resorts
ⓘ
Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| hasRouteNumber | A40 ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor |
transport corridor between France and Italy
ⓘ
transport corridor between France and Switzerland ⓘ |
| lanes | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| majorFunction |
major route from Lyon region to the Alps
ⓘ
major route toward Italy ⓘ major route toward Mont Blanc ⓘ major route toward Switzerland ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | White Motorway ⓘ |
| officialName | Autoroute A40 ⓘ |
| partOf | French autoroute network ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
international transit route
ⓘ
long-distance traffic ⓘ tourist traffic to Alpine ski resorts ⓘ |
| roadType | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| servesCity | Lyon ⓘ |
| servesRegion | Rhône-Alpes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key international route toward northern Italy
ⓘ
key international route toward western Switzerland ⓘ key link between Lyon and Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| tollStatus | partly toll motorway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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