The N-601 is a highway in central
Spain
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, i ...
. It connects
Madrid
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with
Leon
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.
It starts at junction 108 km on the
Autopista AP-6 north of Madrid with a junction with
N-VI and
N-403. The road heads north across a plain parallel to the Rio Adaja crossing the new
AVE
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line before the
River Eresma and Rio Cega. After 80 km the road arrives at
Valladolid
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with the Rio Duero. There are junctions with the
Autovía A-11 and
Autovía A-62. Thereafter the road crosses the Montes de Torozos via Medina de Rioseco with a junction on the
N-610. After a further 42 km the road reaches junction 21 of the
Autovía A-231. A further 20 km takes the road into Leon. The road here meets the
Autopista AP-71 and
Autovía A-66 as well as
N-630.
National roads in Spain
Transport in the Community of Madrid
Transport in Castile and León