The A2 () is a major

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(

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) in

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

. It connects

Lisbon Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ...

, the political capital of Portugal, and the

25 de Abril Bridge The 25 de Abril Bridge (, 25th of April Bridge, ) is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tagus, Tagus River. It has a main span length of , ma ...

Albufeira Albufeira (, ), officially the City of Albufeira (), is a List of cities in Portugal, city and Concelho, municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2021 was 44,158, in an area of . The city proper ...

Algarve The Algarve (, , ) is the southernmost NUTS statistical regions of Portugal, NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities (concelho, ''concelhos'' or ''município ...

, the country's southernmost mainland

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. The first section of the A2 was opened in 1966 and the last one was completed in 2002. It extends for fractionally more than 240 km (149 miles). The A2 is operated by

Brisa - Auto-estradas de Portugal Brisa or Briza may refer to: People *Brisa Carraro, Argentine artistic gymnast *Brisa Roché, American singer-songwriter *Brisa Hennessy, Costa Rican olympic athlete Companies and brands * Brisa - Auto-estradas de Portugal S.A., a Portuguese co ...

. A trip from Lisbon to Albufeira using the A2 costs €20.85 Sections of the road carry very little traffic.Brisa Annual Report 2012 p.193

External links

BRISA - Auto-estradas de Portugal S. A. Web site

References

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