The N-430 is a highway in Spain.

Route

The road starts in

Badajoz, Spain Badajoz (; formerly written ''Badajos'' in English) is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana. The population ...

in the "San Roque Bridge" and follows the

Guadiana River The Guadiana River (, also , , ), or Odiana, is an international river defining a long stretch of the Portugal-Spain border, separating Extremadura and Andalusia (Spain) from Alentejo and Algarve (Portugal). The river's basin extends from the e ...

. In the Sierra de la Chimenea the road crosses the Orellana Dam and further east the Garcia de Sola Dam and then passes over the Puerto de los Carneros (520m)

mountain pass A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...

. The road then follows the Rio Guadiana again to

Ciudad Real Ciudad Real (, ; en, "Royal City") is a municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It is the 5th most populated municipality in the region. History It was founde ...

. Here there is a junction with

N-420 The N-420 is a highway in Spain. The road starts 36 km east of Córdoba at Montoro (Junction 356 of the Autovía A-4). The N-420 runs north through the heavily wooded Sierra Morena passing over the Puerto de Niella (902m) then crossing th ...

N-401 The N-401 is a highway in Spain from Ciudad Real to Toledo, Spain, Toledo. It starts at the junction of the N-430 (Road), N-430, N-420 (Road), N-420 and the Autovía A-43. It heads north from Ciudad Real over the Rio Guadiana to the Sierra de la ...

and

Autovía A-43 The Autovía A-43 (also known as ''Autovía Extremadura - Comunidad Valenciana'') is an autovía in south-central Spain. As of 2013, it lies entirely in the community of Castile-La Mancha. It starts at the Autovía A-41 at Ciudad Real and runs ...

. The N-430 passes through Manzanares and over the

Autovía A-4 The Autovía A-4 or Autopista AP-4 (also called ''Autovía del Sur'' that means ''Southern Autovía'') is a Spanish autovía and autopista route which starts in Madrid and ends in Cádiz. The Autopista AP-4; formerly tolled, (from Seville to C� ...

. The road then follows east to the Sierra de Alhambra and into the wooded Campo de Montiel and the

Lagunas de Ruidera The Lagunas de Ruidera are a group of small lakes in the Campo de Montiel, Castilla-La Mancha, between Albacete Province, and Ciudad Real Province, Spain. Most of the lakes are interconnected and their total water amount may reach 23.06 hm3, ...

. The road passes close to Maripérez (909m) before dropping down into

Albacete Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-ea ...

where the road ends with junctions onto the

Autovía A-31 The Autovía A-31, also known as the Autovía de Alicante, is a highway in Spain. The road connects Madrid to Alicante. It starts at a junction with the Autovía A-3 at Alarcón and heads south east to Albacete. Thereafter the Autovía A-30 ...

Autovía A-30 The Autovía A-30 (also called ''Autovía de Murcia'') is a Spanish autovía which starts in Albacete and ends in Cartagena, while also passing through Murcia Murcia (, , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous ci ...

and Autovía A-32/ N-322. National roads in Spain