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
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 ...
and runs past the towns of
Daimiel
Daimiel is a municipality in 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 municip ...
and
Manzanares, and the small cities of
Tomelloso and
Villarrobledo, before ending at the village of
Atalaya del Cañavate in the
province of Cuenca
Cuenca is one of the five provinces of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is located in the eastern part of this autonomous community and covers 17,141 square km. It has a population of 203,841 inhabitants -- the least populated of ...
, where it connects with the
Autovía A-3
The Autovía A-3 (also called ''Autovía del Este'') ( ca-valencia, Autovia de l’Est) is a Spanish autovía which starts in Madrid and ends in Valencia. It is the shortest of the six radial autovías stemming from Madrid, at 355 km (220. ...
to
Valencia and the
Autovía A-31 to
Albacete and
Alicante
Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in th ...
.
Between Ciudad Real and Daimiel, the A-43 runs parallel to the road shared by the
N-420 and
N-430 routes, while between Daimiel and Manzanares (where it also connects with 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� ...
) it runs parallel to the N-430 alone. Between Manzanares and Atalaya del Cañavate, it runs parallel to the N-310.
In the future, the A-43 will be extended westwards from Ciudad Real to the
Autovía A-5 near
Mérida, in
Extremadura, again running parallel to the N-430.
A-43
A-43
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