The A41 autoroute, also known as l'autoroute alpine, is a French motorway. The road passes through the French Alps connecting the city of Grenoble with the A40 near Geneva. It is made of two sections separated by the N201 and A43 autoroute at Chambéry.
Characteristics
The A41 motorway is made up of two sections:
- the A41 South: 41 km long; mainly 2x2 lanes, 2x3 lanes near Grenoble;
- the A41 North: 71 km long; mainly 2x2 lanes with a 3rd lane for slow moving vehicles on steep climbs.
History
- 1975 : Opened the section between Annecy and Rumilly
- 1977 : Opened the section between Chambéry and Annecy
- 1978 : Opened the section between Grenoble and Chambéry
- 1981 : Junction with the A40 autoroute.
- 2008 : Opened the 19 km section between Saint-Julien-en-Genevois and Villy-le-Pelloux including Mont-Sion tunnel (3,100 m).
Junctions
This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table. (December 2021) |
Geneva to Chambéry
Exit/Junction | Destination |
Exchange A40-A41 Motorway currently starts at Bonneville at a junction with the A 40 to (Mâcon–Geneva–Turin).
This will become the A 401 with the new A41 commencing at junction 13 of the A40 24 km to the west. | |
19 | (La Roche-sur-Foron) Towns served: |
Rest area: Evires/Eteaux | |
Service Area: Groisy/Les Crêts Blancs | |
18 | (Cruseilles) Towns served: |
Péage de Cruseilles | |
Rest Area: Villy-le-Peloux | |
17 | (Annecy nord) Towns served: |
16 | (Annecy sud) Towns served: |
Rest Area: Les Fontanelles/La Ripaille | |
15 | (Rumilly) Towns served: |
Service Area: Albens/St-Girod | |
14 | (Aix-les-Bains nord) Towns served: |
Rest Area: Drumettaz/Mouxy | |
13 | (Aix-les-Bains sud) Towns served: |
Exchange A41-A43-N201 Autoroute starts with a junction with the A 43 and the N 201 in the town of Chambéry |
Chambéry to Grenoble
Exit/Junction | Destination |
Traffic follows the N 201 and then A 43 to the south until: | |
Exchange A43-A41 Autoroute starts again with a junction with the A 43 which heads east along the Isère valley towards Albertville and Turin | |
Service Area: Chapareillan/Les Marches | |
22 | (Pontcharra) Towns served: Pontcharra, La Rochette |
23 | (Le Touvet) Towns served: Le Touvet, Allevard |
Service Area: La Terrasse (southbound), Chonas (northbound) | |
Péage de Crolles | |
24 | ('Crolles-Brignoud) Towns served: Brignoud, Crolles, Bernin |
Rest Area: Bois-Claret (southbound), St Nazaire-les-Eymes (northbound) | |
24.1 | (St-Ismier-Villard-Bonnot) Towns served: Villard Bonnot, St Ismier |
25 | (Montbonnot-Domène) Towns served: Montbonnot, Domène |
26 | ('Meylan Est-ZIRST) Towns served: Meylan, N 87 to Gap |
27 | (La Tronche-Meylan) Towns served: Meylan-plaine, La Tronche, Grenoble-Centre, Corenc |
The Autoroute terminates as the Avenue de Verdun (the N 90) towards Grenoble town centre and the A 48 to Lyon. |
External links
- A41 autoroute in Saratlas
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