The Autovía A-42 (also known as ''Autovía de Toledo'') is a Spanish
autovía which connects
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 ...
to
Toledo. It was built in the mid-1980s as an upgrade of the
N-401 road between the two cities, and received the A-42 designation in 2003 as part of the
general renumbering of Spanish autovías.
In the mid-2000s, the
Autopista AP-41 was built to supersede the A-42, though the autovía is still regularly used.
Beyond Toledo, the A-42 continues through the community of
Castilla–La Mancha
Castilla–La Mancha (, ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Comprising the provinces of Province of Albacete, Albacete, Province of Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Province of Cuenca, Cuenca, Province of Guadalajar ...
to
Tomelloso as the CM-42, itself an upgrade of the CM-400.
Project
On May 9, 2006, the City of
Getafe
Getafe () is a municipalities in Spain, municipality and a city in Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid. , it has a population of 180,747, the region's sixth most populated municipality.
Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city c ...
signed an agreement with the Ministry of Public Works to move the road to make it pass through Getafe.
Cities contiguous to Autovía A-42
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Leganés
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Getafe
Getafe () is a municipalities in Spain, municipality and a city in Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid. , it has a population of 180,747, the region's sixth most populated municipality.
Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city c ...
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Fuenlabrada
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Pinto
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Parla
Parla () is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is located in the southern part of the region, approximately 20 km from the capital, Madrid.
History
Origins
Earliest evidence of human occupation includes stone tools m ...
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Valdemoro
Valdemoro is a municipal district, located in the Southern zone of the Madrid (autonomous community), autonomous community of Madrid, Spain. Located 27 kilometers from the Madrid, capital, Valdemoro is officially part of the comarca of La Sagra, ...
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Torrejón de la Calzada
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Torrejón de Velasco
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Casarrubuelos
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Illescas
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Yuncos
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Numancia de la Sagra
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Yuncler
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Villaluenga de la Sagra
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Cabañas de la Sagra
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Olías del Rey
References
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