A42 autoroute

A42 autoroute shield
A42 autoroute
Route information
Part of E611
Length52.3 km (32.5 mi)
Major junctions
North endA40
South endLyon
Location
CountryFrance
Highway system
  • Roads in France

The A42 autoroute is a short motorway in France. Being completed in 1987, the road connects the city of Lyon to its junction with the A40 roughly 50 km north-east of Lyon.

Characteristics

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  • 2x2 lanes
  • 2x3 lanes between Lyon and Pérouges (26 km)
  • 70 km long
  • Service areas

History

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  • 1983: Section between Neyron and Chazey (30 km) opened
  • 1988: Section between Chazey and Pont-d'Ain (19.5 km) opened

Junctions

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Exit/Junction Destination
  Lyon-Avenue Jean Mermoz Autoroute commences in Lyon City Centre
 1  (Lyon: porte de Croix-Barret) Towns served Lyon Centre, Périphérique ( N 383)
 1b  (Villeurbanne Croix-Luizet-St Jean) Towns served: Villeurbanne Croix-Luizet, St Jean
 1a  (Vauix-en-Velin) Towns served: Vauix-en-Velin
Exchange A42-N346 Junction with N 346 Lyon ring road to Orange south
Exchange A42-A46 Junction with A 46 part of the Lyon ring road to Paris
 4  (Parc de Miribel-Jonage) Towns served: Neyron and Miribel
 5  (Beynost) Towns served: Beynost
 Péage de Beynost
Exchange A42-A432 Junction with the A 432 to Marseille
 Service Area: Lyon-Dagneux/Lyon-Montluel
 6  (Balan-Dagneux) Towns served: Montluel and Balan
 7  (Pérouges) Towns served: Pérouges, Meximieux and Saint-Jean-de-Niost
 Rest Area: Ambérieu
 8  (Ambérieu) Towns served: Ambérieu-en-Bugey
 9  (Pont-d'Ain) Towns served: Pont-d'Ain
Exchange A42-A40 Junction with A 40 to Mâcon (north), Geneva (Switzerland) (east) and end of autoroute.
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