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The A55 autoroute is a free motorway in southern
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
. It is long. The road starts at
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 Fran ...
at
La Joliette La Joliette (; Occitan: La Jolieta) is a neighbourhood of the 2nd arrondissement of Marseille located at the start of the autonomous port of Marseille. Overview It contains the Docks de Marseille and Marseille Cathedral. The area is the centre ...
and ends to the west of
Martigues Martigues ( in classical norm, ''Lou Martegue'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte. A ...
where it becomes the N568 towards
Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label=Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province ...
and Nîmes.


Exit list

*01 (''Vieux-Port'') Towns served:
Vieux-Port Vieux-Port () is a commune in the Eure department and Normandy region of France. Population Gallery VieuxPort église.jpg, Saint-Michel church Vieux-Port_Eure_Eglise_R03.jpg, Interior of the church Vieux-Port_R01.jpg, Main street Vieux-Port ...
*02 (''Port'') Towns served: Port with regular Ferry services to Corsica and
Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , religi ...
*03 ''Exchange A55-A557'' Junction with the A557 to the A7 and
Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label=Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...
*04 (''La Madrague'') La Madrague *05 (''L'Estaque/Le Rove'') Towns served:
L'Estaque L'Estaque is a village in southern France, just west of Marseille. Administratively, it belongs to the commune of Marseille. Overview Many artists of the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist periods visited or resided there or in the surrounding ...
,
Le Rove Le Rove (; oc, Lo Rove) is seaside a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France.
*06 (''L'Estaque-Nord'') Towns served: L'Estaque, Saint-Antoine *''Junction A7-A55'' Junction with the A7 ** Service Area: Rebuty/La Nerthe *07 (''Marignan'') Towns served:
Marignane Marignane (; oc, Marinhana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Geography It is a component of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, and the largest suburb of the ...
,
Gignac-la-Nerthe Gignac-la-Nerthe (; oc, Ginhac) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is located about 10 km north-north-west of Marseille and is primarily a residential community. History During Antiquity, what is ...
,
Le Rove Le Rove (; oc, Lo Rove) is seaside a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France.
*08 (''Ensuès-la-Redonne'') Towns served:
Ensuès-la-Redonne Ensuès-la-Redonne (; oc, En Suá la Redona) is a seaside commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region in Southern France. It is located on the Côte Bleue, 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Marseill ...
,
Carry-le-Rouet Carry-le-Rouet (; ) or simply Carry is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is a seaside resort west of Marseille, on the Côte Bleue, reached via motorway A55 then r ...
,
Sausset-les-Pins Sausset-les-Pins (; oc, Sausset dei Pins) or simply Sausset is a seaside commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is located on the Côte Bleue, just west of Carry-le-Rouet. ...
*09 (''La Mède-Est'') Towns served: La Mède,
Châteauneuf-les-Martigues Châteauneuf-les-Martigues (; oc, Castèunòu dau Martegue) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. The La Mède refinery is nearby and has been in operation since 1935. Population See also * Étang de Berre * ...
*10 (''La Mède-Est'') Towns served: La Mède *11 (''Martigues-Est'') Towns served:
Martigues Martigues ( in classical norm, ''Lou Martegue'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte. A ...
*12 (''Martigues-Sus'') Towns served:
Martigues Martigues ( in classical norm, ''Lou Martegue'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte. A ...
, Lavéra *13 (''Martiques'') Towns served:
Martigues Martigues ( in classical norm, ''Lou Martegue'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte. A ...
D5 towards Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts and
Istres Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture. Location Is ...
*End of autoroute which merges into the N568 towards
Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label=Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province ...
, Nîmes and Montpellier.


History

The first section was opened in 1972. The last section was completed connecting this junction to the
Vieux-Port Vieux-Port () is a commune in the Eure department and Normandy region of France. Population Gallery VieuxPort église.jpg, Saint-Michel church Vieux-Port_Eure_Eglise_R03.jpg, Interior of the church Vieux-Port_R01.jpg, Main street Vieux-Port ...
of
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 Fran ...
in 1989.


Future

This motorway will be extended towards
Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label=Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province ...
by upgrading the N568 over the Plaine de la Crau. No date has been scheduled as yet, only a by-pass for
Port-de-Bouc Port-de-Bouc (; oc, Lo Pòrt de Boc) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rh ...
which is currently being evaluated.


External links


A55 Motorway in Saratlas
{{Autoroutes A55 Streets in Marseille