Autostrada

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Autostrada is the Italian word for motorways/freeways, but is used in several countries including Switzerland, Lithuania, Poland, Egypt, Israel, Albania and Romania. Italy's Autostrada has one of the highest speed limits in Europe, excluding the German Autobahn. The speed limit varies but 130 km/h (~80 mph) is common; with the limits for trucks being lower, at 80 km/h(~50mph). During times of heavy rain or snow, the speed limits for cars is lowered to 110 km/h (~70mph).

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Autostrada E85 near Kaunas city in Lithuania, link to Warszawa

History

Italy was the first country in the world to build such roads, the first one being the "Autostrada dei Laghi" (Lakes' Highway), from Milan to Varese, built in 1924. In 1927 the Rome bypass running 57 miles bypassing Rome to the east was completed. It followed a dual carriageway design and was the first modern freeway bypass in Europe. This early motorway was extended in the early 1930's south to Naples and north to Florence where it merged with another Autostrada. Plans to further extend it southward to Sicily were scheduled in 1940.

In the 1930s the Fascist government built over 800 miles of motorways conncecting all of the major cities of Southern Italy and most of northern Italy. Conctruction ceased in 1941 due to World War II and the magificant highway network fell into ruin until 1956 when plans to rebuild the major links began. During the 1960's and 1970's most of the Austorada was rebuilt and today is the fifth largest motorway network in the world.
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Lithuanian autostrada E85

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Types of road
High-speed,
Access via interchanges		Autobahn • Autopista • Autostrada • Autostrasse • Auto-estrada • Expressway • Freeway • Lebuhraya • Motorway
High-speed,
Other types of access		2+1 road • Divided highway • Expressway • Farm-to-market road • Highway • Parkway • Super two • Two-lane freeway • Collector-distributor road • Express-collector setup
Low speedArterial road • Boulevard • Frontage road • Road • Street
Low speed low trafficAlley • Cul-de-sac • Driveway • Lane
OtherDual carriageway • Interchange • Range road • Concession road • County road • Roundabout • Toll road
Surface typesAsphalt concrete • Brick • Cobblestone • Concrete • Corduroy road • Dirt road • Gravel road • Ice road • Macadam • Oiled road (Bitumen) • Plank road • Tarmac • Winter road
Anthem
Il Canto degli Italiani
(also known as Fratelli d'Italia)


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Motorway is a term for both a type of road and a classification or designation. Motorways are high capacity roads designed to carry fast motor traffic safely. In the UK they are predominantly dual-carriageway roads, with two, three or four lanes in each direction (usually three),
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freeway — also known as a highway, superhighway, autoroute, autobahn, autopista, autovía, autostrada, dual carriageway, expressway, or motorway — is a type of road designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade
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Motto
Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno (Latin) (traditional)[1]
"One for all, all for one"
Anthem
"Swiss Psalm"
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Motto
"Tautos jėga vienybėje"
"The strength of the nation lies in unity"
Anthem
Tautiška giesmė


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Motto
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Anthem
Mazurek Dąbrowskiego   (Polish)
Dąbrowski's Mazurek
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Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah
Arab Republic of Egypt


Flag Coat of arms
Anthem
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
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Anthem
Hatikvah
The Hope


Capital
(and largest city) Jerusalem

Official languages Hebrew, Arabic
Demonym Israeli
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Motto
Ti Shqipëri më jep nder më jep emrin shqipëtar ( Albania give me honor, give me the Albanian name.)
Anthem
Rreth flamurit të përbashkuar''
("United Around the Flag")

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Motto

(each main institution has its own motto)
Anthem
Deşteaptă-te, române!


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Autobahn   (help info ) (IPA: [ˈaʊtoːbaːn]
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The A9 Motorway is a major road in Italy.

It connects to the A8 motorway at Lainate, near Milan, and it reaches Como, on the Lake Como, and Chiasso, on the border with Switzerland, where it connects to the Swiss road network.
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MILAN (French: Missile d´infanterie léger antichar = Anti-Tank Light Infantry Missile) is a European anti-tank guided missile. Design of the MILAN started in 1962. It was ready for trials in 1971, and was accepted for service in 1972.
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Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Varese (VA)
Mayor Attilio Fontana (from May 29, 2006)

Area km
Population
 - Total (as of December 31,2004)
 - Density /km

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20th century - 21st century
1890s  1900s  1910s  - 1920s -  1930s  1940s  1950s
1921 1922 1923 - 1924 - 1925 1926 1927

Year 1924 (MCMXXIV
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dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land, known as a central reservation or median.
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The Autostrada is the Italian National system of motorways. The total length of the system is about 6,400 km, in North and Central Italy mainly as tollways, the biggest portion in concession to the Autostrade Group which operates some 3,408 km of highways.
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motorways (autostradă - pl. autostrăzi) - colour: green; designation: A followed by one digit
  • expressways (drum rapid or drum expres) - colour: red; designation: DX
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    • This article or section contains information about planned or expected future infrastructure.
    It may contain speculative information and may change upon or during construction.
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    Various types of road are in use around the world. Roads range in size from private driveways, to the stereotypical two-lane highway, to high capacity dual carriageway routes, such as freeways and motorways.
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    Autobahn   (help info ) (IPA: [ˈaʊtoːbaːn]
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    Autopista is a Spanish language word designating a limited access highway. Autopistas exist in many Spanish speaking countries, including Mexico, Chile, Spain, Cuba, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Argentina.
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    Autostrasse means motorroad in English and exists in some European countries, noticeably Austria, and Switzerland, and some other like Sweden, France, Slovakia, Poland, Netherlands and Norway under another name. The faster equivalent is the Autobahn (motorway).
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    Auto-estrada is the Portuguese word for motorways/freeways. Portugal has 2100 km of motorways/freeways crossing all the coast and connecting the main inland cities and towns. Several auto-estradas are linked with the spanish motorway system and, through Spain, to the rest of Europe.
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    expressway is a divided highway for high-speed traffic with at least partial control of access. However, as explained below, the degree of access allowed varies between countries and even between regions within the same country.
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    freeway — also known as a highway, superhighway, autoroute, autobahn, autopista, autovía, autostrada, dual carriageway, expressway, or motorway — is a type of road designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade
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    Malaysian Expressway System (Malay: Sistem Lebuhraya Malaysia) which begins with the North-South Expressway, is in the process of being substantially increased. It was built by private companies under the supervision of the government highway authority,
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    Motorway is a term for both a type of road and a classification or designation. Motorways are high capacity roads designed to carry fast motor traffic safely. In the UK they are predominantly dual-carriageway roads, with two, three or four lanes in each direction (usually three),
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    2+1 road is a specific category of three-lane road, consisting of two lanes in one direction and one lane in the other, alternating every few kilometres, and separated usually with a steel cable barrier.
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    Divided Highway
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    Divided Highway is a compilation album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 2003. (see 2003 in music).
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