The A48 autoroute, also known as ''l'autoroute du Dauphiné'', is a motorway in

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connecting the A43 with the city of

Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...

. An extension north to Ambérieu is proposed in the medium term.

Characteristics

* 2x2 lanes * 2x3 lanes between the A49 and A480 autoroutes (10 km) * 97 km long * Service areas

History

* 1968: The first toll free section opened between the Bastille (Grenoble northern edge) and Voreppe as part of the preparations for the Winter Olympics held in the city and surrounding area. * 1975: Opening of the toll section between Voreppe and the A43 managed by AREA.

Junctions

Places of interest

The following list indexes towns and places of interest that can be visited from the motorway: * River Isère *Col de Rossatière *

Lac de Paladru Lake Paladru (''Lac de Paladru, nicknamed "Lac Bleu" by local residents'') is a small lake located in the Isère ''département'' of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, near Charavines, in France. The lake was formed by the glacier of the Rhône. It is 5.3&nb ...

Chartreuse Mountains The Chartreuse Mountains (french: massif de la Chartreuse ) are a mountain range in southeastern France, stretching from the city of Grenoble in the south to the Lac du Bourget in the north. They are part of the French Prealps, which continue a ...

Future

There are proposals to extend the autoroute north from Bourgoin-Jallieu to Ambérieu-in-Bugey and connecting to the

A42 autoroute The A42 autoroute is a short motorway in France. Being completed in 1987, the road connects the city of Lyon to its junction with the A40 roughly 50 km north-east of Lyon. Characteristics * 2x2 lanes * 2x3 lanes between Lyon and Pérouges ...

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