The N-601 is a highway in central
Spain
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, i ...
. It connects
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
with
Leon
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Places
Europe
* León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León
* Province of León, Spain
* Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...
.
It starts at junction 108 km on the
Autopista AP-6
The Autopista AP-6 (also called ''Autopista del Noroeste or Carretera de La Coruña (Madrid-La Coruña National Road or N-VI'') is a part of the Spanish A-6 Autopista del Noroeste starting at Las Rozas de Madrid and finished at Adanero. Between L ...
north of Madrid with a junction with
N-VI
The N-VI is a major highway in Spain. It connects Madrid to A Coruña.
It has generally been up-graded or replaced by the Autovía A-6. It passes via Tordesillas, Ponferrada and Lugo
Lugo (, ; la, Lucus Augusti) is a city in northwestern S ...
and
N-403. The road heads north across a plain parallel to the Rio Adaja crossing the new
AVE line before the
River Eresma and Rio Cega. After 80 km the road arrives at
Valladolid
Valladolid () is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and de facto capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the province o ...
with the Rio Duero. There are junctions with the
Autovía A-11
The Autovía A-11 (also known as ''Autovía del Duero'') is a highway in Spain,
It runs between Soria and Quintanilha in Portugal in the Rio Duero valley. It supersedes the N-122.
It is currently under construction.
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and
Autovía A-62
The Autovía A-62 (also known as ''Autovía de Castilla'') is a Spanish autovía which starts in Burgos and runs through the community of Castile and León, via the cities of Palencia, Valladolid and Salamanca, before ending at the Portuguese bor ...
. Thereafter the road crosses the Montes de Torozos via Medina de Rioseco with a junction on the
N-610 N61 may refer to:
* N61 road (Ireland)
* N61 road (Netherlands)
* Roxas Boulevard, in Manila, Philippines
* Nebraska Highway 61
Nebraska Highway 61 is a highway in western Nebraska. It is a north–south highway with a length of . The south ...
. After a further 42 km the road reaches junction 21 of the
Autovía A-231
The Autovía A-231 (also known as ''Autovía del Camino de Santiago'') is a local autovía in the community of Castile and León, Spain. It is 157 km (98 miles) long and runs from the Autovía A-66 at León to the Autovía BU-30 at Burgos, ...
. A further 20 km takes the road into Leon. The road here meets the
Autopista AP-71
The Autopista AP-71 (also known as ''Autopista León - Astorga'') is an autopista in the province of León, in the community of Castile and León, Spain. It is 37.5 km (23.3 miles) long and runs, parallel to the N-120 road, from the junction of t ...
and
Autovía A-66
The Autovía A-66 is a major highway in western Spain, part of the European route E803. The road is an upgrade of the N-630 which is being undertaken section by section. The route roughly corresponds to the ancient Roman ' Silver Route' connec ...
as well as
N-630.
National roads in Spain
Transport in the Community of Madrid
Transport in Castile and León