The A16 is an
Italian autostrada connecting
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
and
Canosa, before merging with the
A14 autostrada.
The road is also known as "Autostrada dei Due Mari" (''Motorway of the Two Seas'') because it connects Naples, on the
Tyrrhenian coast, with
Bari, on the
Adriatic coast.
On the night of 28 July 2013, a serious
traffic accident occurred on the A16 near
Avellino when a coach carrying pilgrims fell off a flyover into a ravine. At least 39 people, including the driver, were killed and many others injured.
The acclaimed
in San Francisco and Oakland, California, feature food from Campagna and are named for the autostrada.
Route
References
A16
Transport in Campania
Transport in Apulia
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