The Autopista AP-1 (also known in
Spanish
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as ''Autopista del Norte'') is a Spanish ''
autopista''. It has two separate sections: the first from
Burgos
Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Burgos.
Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of t ...
to
Armiñón
Armiñon is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain
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, and the second from
Etxabarri Ibiña
Etxabarri Ibiña (, also in eu, Etxabarri Dibiña, es, Echávarri-Viña ) is a hamlet and '' concejo'' located in the municipality of Zigoitia, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. The ''Gorbeia'' shopping mall is located in the hamlet, ...
(a hamlet close to
Vitoria-Gasteiz
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) to
Eibar
Eibar ( eu, Eibar, es, Éibar) is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain. It is the head town of Debabarrena, one of the '' eskualde / comarca'' of Gipuzkoa.
Eibar has 27,138 inhabitants ( Eustat ...
. In Eibar, at the ''Malzaga'' junction, AP-1 meets
Autopista AP-8
The Autopista AP-8 is a highway ( autopista) in the north of Spain and crosses the Basque Country from east to west. It is known as the Autopista del Cantábrico (highway of the Cantabrian) and connects the French border with Bilbao. This tol ...
, which connects with
Irun
Irun ( es, Irún, eu, Irun) is a town of the Bidasoaldea region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.
History
It lies on the foundations of the ancient Oiasso, cited as ...
and the
French border.
The first section became toll-free in 2018. However, it has kept the AP prefix, usually reserved to tolled motorways.
See also
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Autovía A-1
An ''autovía'' is one of two classes of major highway in the Spanish road system similar to a British motorway or an American freeway. It is akin to the autopista, the other major highway class, but has fewer features and is never a toll road ...
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Carretera Nacional N-I
The N-I was the former main road from Madrid to France in Spain.
Most of the route has now been replaced by the Autovía A-1 and Autopista AP-1. The A-1 starts at Madrid then goes to Burgos. N-I then runs parallel to AP-1 (toll highway) to Mira ...
References
External links
Autopista AP-1 Concessionaire
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Autopistas and autovías in Spain
Transport in Castile and León
Roads in the Basque Country (autonomous community)