The N-240 is a major east–west road in Spain. Originally running from Tarragona to Bilbao, several segments have been downgraded due to the construction of parallel motorways.

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National road N-240
Carretera nacional N-240
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Route information
Length301.28 km[a] (187.21 mi)
Major junctions
FromTarragona
Major intersectionsLleida, Huesca, Jaca, Vitoria-Gasteiz
ToBilbao
Location
CountrySpain
Highway system

The road heads southeast from Bilbao over the Barazar pass to Vitoria-Gasteiz. The segment from Luko to Vitoria-Gasteiz has been upgraded to autovía standards.[citation needed] From Alsasua to Pamplona the road was known as N-240-A [es], but the stretch between Alsasua to Irurtzun has been upgraded to the Autovía A-10.[4] From Pamplona to Jaca, the Autovía A-21 is being built parallel to the old N-240.[5] The Navarrese section parallel to the A-21 has been renamed as NA-2420.[6]

From Huesca to Lleida the N-240 runs parallel to the Autovía A-22.[7] In the last section, between Montblanc and Tarragona, the Autovía A-27 is being built as an alternative to the old N-240.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ The segments in Álava and Biscay are 18.48 km (11.48 mi)[1] and 32.92 km (20.46 mi) long,[2] respectively. The length in Aragon and Catalonia is 249.88 km (155.27 mi).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ortiz de Landaluce, Miguel (March 2019). Plan Integral de Carreteras de Álava 2016-2027. Tomo I. Memoria. irekia.araba.eus (Report) (in Spanish). p. 238. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "NORMA FORAL 5/2021, de 20 de octubre, de carreteras de Bizkaia" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de Bizkaia (in Spanish) (205): 48. 25 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Catálogo Oficial de Carreteras. Tramificación" (in Spanish). Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Presentadas las nuevas denominaciones de la red de autopistas, autovías y carreteras desdobladas de Navarra". navarra.es (in Spanish). 21 September 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ Vidondo, A. (3 December 2023). "La autovía de Jaca, las obras sin fin". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ^ Echeverría, Javier (3 March 2023). "Javieradas 2023: fechas, horarios y algunos consejos". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ Barluenga, Miguel (6 September 2018). "El principio del fin: las obras de la autovía Huesca-Lleida estarán terminadas con 15 años de retraso". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Huesca. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ^ "La autovía entre Valls y Montblanc, en la recta final". Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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