The network of primary

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s (

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s or not) in

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, can be divided into two groups: highways managed by the

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and highways managed by the

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(Catalonia's Government). The first group are itineraries included in the ''Red de Interés General del Estado'' (Spanish highways network), which generally either serve as long-distance connectors beyond the Catalonia's field or either have a special strategical importance. They are mainly '' autopistas'' ( ca, autopistes) or ''

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s'' (Catalan: ''autovies'') but some regular roads can also be found (most of them are in process or in prospect of being upgraded to ''autovía''). The second group are itineraries mainly used for Catalonia's internal transport. However, some of these highways (such as C-31, C-32 or C-58) are main communication paths and suffer from heavy traffic.

Primary highways managed by the Spanish Government

The following highways (freeways or not) are managed by the

. The list is arranged by itineraries, some of them formed by sections of different categories. The category field indicates if the sections are ''autopistas'' (generally tolled freeways under a concession contract), ''autovías'' or simple single-lane roads.

Primary highways managed by the Generalitat de Catalunya

The primary highways managed by the

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serve mainly for transport inside Catalonia. Since year 2004, their denomination follows the next rules: *The letter C before the hyphen (for example, C-31) means that the road is managed by the Generalitat de Catalunya *The first number after the hyphen (for example, C-31) indicates the main bound: **1 for south-northbound highways **2 for west-eastbound highways **3 for southwest-northeastbound highways **4, 5 and 6 for southeast-northwestbound highways *The second number after the hyphen (for example, C-31) indicates the ordinal number within the category indicated by the first number. For example, for south-northbound highways, the lowest number correspond to the westernmost highway, whereas the highest number is for the easternmost one.

South-Northbound highways

West-Eastbound highways

Southwest-Northeastbound highways

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Southeast-Northwestbound highways

References

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External links

Website of the Departament d'Obres Públiques de la Generalitat de CatalunyaPortal de la mobilitatBasic Catalonia's Roads NetNew codification for primary highways managed by the Generalitat de Catalunya
(in Catalan and Spanish)

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