The A404 autoroute is a

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. The road connects A40 with

Oyonnax Oyonnax () is the second most populated commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Oyonnax lies in a valley of the Jura Mountains in the far north of Ain. It is near the Parc naturel régional du Ha ...

and was completed in November 1997.

Route

*''Exchange A40-A404/Hauteville'' Junction with the A40 (

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). *09 (''Montreal-Le-Cluse/Nantua'') 6 km Towns served:

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, Montreal-Le-Cluse,

Izernore Izernore () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. An ancient Roman bronze hoard consisting of a patera and an oval dish was found in Izernore in 1845 and is now in the British Museum's collection. Population Personalities ...

** Péage de Groissiat *10 (''Bellignat'') 12 km: Towns served:

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, Groissiat *11 (''Oyonnax-Ouest'') 16 km: Towns served:

*12 (''Parc Technologique Nord'') 17 km: Towns served:

Arbent Arbent () is a commune in the department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The commune has been awarded two flowers by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villa ...

* (''St Claude'') End of motorway (provisional) at a roundabout (19 km) at Arbent and RD31.

Future

The motorway A404 will be in the long term be extended to Saint-Claude and connected to the Swiss motorway network.

References

External links

A404 Motorway in Saratlas
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