The AS-I is a
highway
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in
Asturias
Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...
,
Spain
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that connects
Mieres
Mieres is a municipality of Asturias, northern Spain, with approximately 38,000 inhabitants. The municipality of Mieres is made up of the capital, Mieres del Camino and the villages of Baíña, Figaredo, Cenera, Loredo, La Peña, La Rebollada, ...
and
Gijón
Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality by population in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coa ...
. It is also known as ''Autovía Minera'' because of its travel through the mining towns in Asturias like
Mieres
Mieres is a municipality of Asturias, northern Spain, with approximately 38,000 inhabitants. The municipality of Mieres is made up of the capital, Mieres del Camino and the villages of Baíña, Figaredo, Cenera, Loredo, La Peña, La Rebollada, ...
or
Langreo
Langreo () or Llangréu () ( Asturian) is a municipality and town in northern Spain, in Asturias. It is the 4th largest town of Asturias with 43,000 inhabitants. Langreo is located in the centre of Asturias, approximately south-east of Oviedo. I ...
, passing near
La Camocha coal mine before finishing in Gijón.
The AS-I was made between 2000 and 2003 by the Government of the Principality of Asturias.
The last junctions opened were the Enlace de Ceares in
Gijón
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, in 2007,
El enlace de la autovía minera en Ceares entrará el sábado en servicio
El Comercio, 22 February 2007 and the one in Pola de Siero
La Pola Siero (in Spanish language, Spanish Pola de Siero, and also known as La Pola colloquially) is a town in the autonomous community of Asturias on the north coast of the Kingdom of Spain. It is the administrative capital of the municipality ( ...
.
Route
References
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Transport in Asturias
Autopistas and autovías in Spain