
A ' (plural: ', Italian for "provincial road"), abbreviated SP, is an Italian road. Provincial roads are maintained by
provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
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In
Veneto
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state highways
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
downgraded as provincial roads are maintained by regional company
Veneto Strade.
A provincial road is less important than a
regional road The term regional road (or route) is used in a number of places to designate roads of more than purely ''local'' but less than ''national'' strategic importance in a country's highway network.
It is used formally and officially in reference to:
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, but more important than
municipal roads.
The types of provincial roads are the same ones of state highways.
See also
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Transport in Italy
Italy has a well developed transport infrastructure. The Italian rail network is extensive, especially in the north, and it includes a high-speed rail network that joins the major cities of Italy from Naples through northern cities such as Mila ...
References
"Strada provinciale"in the ''Thesaurus'' of ''Nuovo soggettario'',
BNCF.
Roads in Italy
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