N-240 road (Spain)
East–west road in Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
National road N-240 | |
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Carretera nacional N-240 | |
Route information | |
Length | 301.28 km[lower-alpha 1] (187.21 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | Tarragona |
Major intersections | Lleida, Huesca, Jaca, Vitoria-Gasteiz |
To | Bilbao |
Location | |
Country | Spain |
Highway system | |
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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]