Autoroute 28 is a French mainland motorway linking Abbeville in the Somme to Tours in Indre-et-Loire. The motorway starts at Abbeville, splitting from the A16 and, after merging with the A13 near Rouen, ends at Tours, merging with the A10. It is 405 km long.[citation needed] The motorway between Rouen and Tours was added to the Schéma Directeur Routier National[further explanation needed] in 1987.

A28 autoroute shield
A28 autoroute
Route information
Part of E402 E44 E502
Length405 km (252 mi)
Major junctions
North endAbbeville
Major intersections
South endTours
Location
CountryFrance
Highway system
  • Roads in France

Between Abbeville and Rouen, the first part, the motorway was built by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport.[clarification needed] This portion of the motorway, 97 km long, is toll-free.

Between Rouen and Alençon, the second part, the motorway is operated by Alis[further explanation needed] (partly owned by Sanef[further explanation needed]) and is the first autoroute of France to have had offers[clarification needed] by European companies following the withdrawal of the SAPN[further explanation needed] in 1998 despite its contract initiated in 1995.[clarification needed] The second stretch of road, opened on 27 October 2005, is 125 km long and passes over two large viaducts; the Viaduc de la Risle and the Viaduc du Bec.

The third and final stretch of road, between Alençon and the A10 near Tours, is operated by Cofiroute.[further explanation needed] A portion of road between Écommoy and Tours was prevented from being built due to the presence of a protected species of beetle, Osmoderma Eremita, or the Pique Prune.[further explanation needed] Construction began only in 2004, and the stretch was opened on 14 December.

List of junctions

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The A28 near Neufchâtel-en-Bray.
 
Junction number & name Northbound exits Southbound exits
   A16, Calais, Boulogne, Paris, Amiens A16, Amiens, Paris, Berck, Boulogne
  1  RD 40, Le Crotoy, Abbeville, St Valery Sur Somme RD 40, Abbeville
  2  RD 925, Abbeville RD 925, Abbeville, Le Treport
  3  RD 928, Abbeville-Gare, Moyenneville RD 928, Mareuil-Caubert, Moyenneville
Aire de Behen Aire de Behen
  4  RD 29, Oisemont RD 29, Oisemont, Friville-Escarbotin
Aire de Service Le Translay Aire de Service Le Translay
  5  D 49E, Le Treport, Beauvais, Blangy sur Bresle D 49E, Le Treport, Beauvais, Blangy sur Bresle, Aumale, Gamaches
  6  D 920, Londinieres, Foucarmont D 920, Londinieres, Foucarmont
Aire du Bois du Coudroy Aire du Bois du Coudroy
  7 A29, Lille, Reims, Amiens D 928, Neufchâtel-en-Bray-Nord, A29, Amiens
  8  D 929, Amiens, Neufchâtel-en-Bray-Nord Entrance to A28 Only
  9  D 928, Neufchâtel-en-Bray D 928, Neufchâtel-en-Bray-Sud
  10  D 915, Dieppe, Forges-les-Eaux D 915, Dieppe, Forges-les-Eaux, Saint-Saëns
Aire de Maucomble Aire de Bosc-Mesnil
  11  D 98, Saint-Saëns D 1029, Le Havre, Fecamp, Totes, A29, Caen, Le Havre
  12  D 919, Buchy, Forges-les-Eaux D 928, Buchy, Montville
Aire de Quincampoix Aire de Quincampoix
Road is continued as A28 Road is continued as N28, N338, N138 and A13 for 23 miles/38 kilometres
   A13, Rouen, Paris, Caen, Le Havre
  13  D 92, Elbeuf, Bourgtheroulde, Aire du Domaine d'Harcourt D 92, Brionne, Le Neubourg, Aire du Domaine d'Harcourt
  14  D 834, Le Havre, Évreux, Bernay, Brionne, Pont-Audemer, Aire de Risle et Charentonne D 834, Évreux, Lisieux, Bernay, Aire de Risle et Charentonne
  15  D 131, Orbec, Broglie D 131, L'Aigle, Orbec, Broglie
Aire des Haras Aire des Haras
  16  D 932, Lisieux, L'Aigle, Gace, Vimoutiers D 932, Argentan, Gace
Aire des Sources de l'Orne Aire des Sources de l'Orne
  17  A88, Caen, Argentan, Falaise A88, Caen, Argentan, Falaise
  18  N12, D 912, Alençon-Nord, Saint-Malo, Dreux, Pre-en-Pail, Mortagne-au-Perche, Aire de la Dentalle d'Alençon N12, D 912, Alençon-Centre, Saint-Malo, Pre-en-Pail, Aire de la Dentalle d'Alençon
  19  D 55, Alençon D 55, Alençon-Sud, Le Mans, Mamers
  20  D 310, Mamers D 310, Sille-le-Guillaume
Aire Joel Bosgard Aire de Suzannerie
  21  D 6, Ballon, Beaumont-sur-Sarthe D 6, Ballon, Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
  22 A11, Rennes, Nantes, Paris, Tours, Le Mans, Angers

Road is continued as A11 Northbound for 5 miles/9 kilometres

  23  D 323, Le Mans D 323, Le Mans-Centre, Blois, Orléans, St Calais
  24  D 304, Parigne-l'Eveque D 304, Parigne-l'Eveque
Aire de Croiselles Aire de Croiselles
  25  D 338, Ecommoy D 338, Ecommoy
  26  D 305, Chateau-Du-Loir, Le Lude D 305, Chateau-Du-Loir, Le Lude
Aire de Sarthe-Touraine Aire de Sarthe-Touraine
  27  D 766, Neuille-Pont-Pierre D 766, Chateau-Renault, Neuille-Pont-Pierre
Aire de Chantemerle Aire de Chantemerle
  28 A10, Bordeaux, Tours, Vierzon, Blois, Orléans
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