A57 échangeur avec A570 directions Nice et Hyères

The A57 autoroute is a motorway in south eastern France. It is 55 km long and runs from the ''Tunnel de Toulon'' to the A8 near

Le Luc Le Luc (; Provençal: ''Lo Luc''), also known as Le Luc-en-Provence (''Lo Luc de Provença''), is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 11,094. Le Luc ...

. The road is a toll motorway north of

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

. It is operated by ESCOTA. It connects with the A570 spur to the town of

Hyères Hyères (), Provençal Occitan: ''Ieras'' in classical norm, or ''Iero'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The old town lies from the sea clustered arou ...

. The motorway traverses the

Massif des Maures The Massif des Maures (, "plateau of the Moors") is a small mountain range in southeastern France. It is located in the department of Var, near Fraxinet and between Hyères and Fréjus. Its highest point, at ''Signal de la Sauvette'', is high. ...

and is mainly 2x2 lanes. The western terminus of the motorway links directly to the Toulon tunnel and onward to the A50 autoroute and

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

Junctions

**''Exchange A8-A57'' Junction with A8 to Aix and Nice. *13 (''Le Luc'') Towns served:

, DN7 **Service Area: Repenti *12 (''Le Luca'') Towns served:

, Gonfaron (under construction) *11 (''Carnoules'') Towns served: Carnoules, Pignans **Rest Area: Suvé du Vent *Péage de Cuers *10 (''Cuers-Nord'') Towns served: Cuers, Pierrefeu-du-Var,

Brignoles Brignoles (; oc, Brinhòla) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Alongside Draguignan, it is one of two subprefectures in Var. It was the summer residence of the counts of Pro ...

*09 (''Cuers-Sud'') Towns served: Cuers *08 (''Sainte-Christine'') Towns served: Sainte-Christine *07 (''Solliès-Toucas'') Towns served: Solliès-Toucas, Les Terrins *06 (''La Farlède'') Towns served: La Farlède, La Crau **Service Area: La Chamberte **''Exchange A57-A570'' Junction with A570 spur onto

and

Le Lavandou Le Lavandou (; oc, Lo Lavandor) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It derives its name either from the flower lavender (''lavanda'' in Provençal) that is prevalent in the area ...

. *05 (''La Pauline'') Towns served: La Pauline *04 (''La Garde'') Towns served: La Valette-du-Var, La Garde *03 (''Toulon La Valette'') Towns served: Toulon *02 (''Toulon Est'') Towns served: Toulon, Giens via D559 *01a (''Toulon-Centre'') Towns served:

**''Exchange A57-A50'' Junction with D559 to the A50 towards

Aubagne Aubagne (, ''Aubanha'' in Occitan according to the classic norm or ''Aubagno'' according to the Mistralian norm) is a commune in the southern French department of Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2018, it had a population of 47,208. Its inhabitants are k ...

and

History

* 1968 : Opening of the first section

to La-Valette-du-Var then numbered the A54. * 2014 (March, 18th) : The ''tunnel de Toulon'' (Toulon's tunnel) opens its second section, in the Toulon ->

direction (the first section, Marseille -> Toulon, is closed for several months for maintenance and improvements). * 2018 : The 2x2 lane section between Toulon Tunnel and A570 is currently due to be widened to 3 lanes in each direction in order to address the perennial traffic jams during rush hour on this section. The land required for the widening has been allocated and the work is due to commence in 2018.

References

External links

A57 Motorway in Saratlas
{{Autoroutes A57