The Autovía A-3 (also called ''Autovía del Este'') () is a Spanish
autovía that starts in
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
and ends in
Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
. It is the shortest of the six radial autovías stemming from Madrid, at 355 km (220.5 miles), and the entirety of the route forms the entirety of the European route E901, a B class road in the
International E-road network
The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders. It also reaches Central ...
.
The Autovía A-3 was inaugurated on 3 December 1998.
Sections
Major cities crossed
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Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
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Arganda del Rey
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Tarancón
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Honrubia
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Motilla del Palancar
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Minglanilla
Minglanilla, officially the Municipality of Minglanilla (; ), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 151,002 people.
It is known as the "Sugat Capital of the South" (wher ...
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Utiel
Utiel is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Plana de Utiel in the Valencian Community, Spain.
According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 12,082 inhabitants.
The Shrine of El Remedio is located on top of the Sierra d ...
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Requena
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Buñol
Buñol is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain. The municipality has an area of some 112 km2, and is situated approximately 38 km west of the provincial and autonomous community capital city, Valencia. It lies alon ...
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Cheste
Cheste is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Hoya de Buñol in the Valencian Community, Spain, located 26 km from the capital Valencia.
History
According to the Valencian historian Escolano, the first settlers of the region of Cheste ...
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Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
Route
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Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
() –
Atalaya del Cañavate ()–
Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
()
References
External links
UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)Autovía A-3 in Google Maps
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International E-road network