Autopista del Sol is a

toll highway A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a controlled-access highway in the present day) for which a fee (or ''toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemented ...

that runs from

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, in central

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. Its total length in Santiago Metropolitan Region is .

Route description

Autopista del Sol begins at an intermediate point between the two branches of the

Autopista Central Autopista Central ("Central Highway", in Spanish) is a privatized, partially submerged highway in Chile forming part of the Ruta 5. It forms part of the urban highway network of Santiago, all of which incorporate a free flow toll system. Out of t ...

, as a westward continuation of Isabel Riquelme Avenue. It meets Vespucio Norte Express close to the metro station that bears its name. For its first kilometers, the highway runs through the urban area of Santiago. Once out of Santiago city limits, the highway continues southwesterly through Peñaflor,

Talagante Talagante () is a commune and the capital city of the province of the same name in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The word ''Talagante'' in Quechua comes from ''talacanta'', meaning "Lazo de Hechicero", which was the proper na ...

, and El Monte. The highway passes close to

Pomaire Pomaire is a Chilean town in the commune of Melipilla in Melipilla Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Abundant natural clay in the hills surrounding the town bolstered a thriving pottery industry in the community. In the village there is a ...

before reaching the city of

Melipilla Melipilla (Mapudungun for "four Pillans") is a Chilean commune and capital city of the province of the same name, located in the Santiago Metropolitan Region southwest of the nation's capital. The commune spans an area of . Demographics Accord ...

. It then runs west and crosses the Sepultura Pass, which straddles the border between Santiago Metropolitan Region and Valparaíso Region. After running for , the main section of the highway terminates at an interchange with Route G-94-F.

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* Transport in Santiago Metropolitan Region Transport in Valparaíso Region Toll roads in Chile {{chile-road-stub