Autostrada A36, also called Pedemontana Lombarda ("Lombard foothills motorway"), is an ''
autostrada
The ''autostrade'' (; : ''autostrada'', ) are roads forming the Italian national system of motorways. The total length of the system is about , as of 30 July 2022. There are also 13 motorway spur routes, which extend for .
Most of the Itali ...
'' (
Italian
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for "
motorway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...
") long in
Italy
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located in the
region
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of
Lombardy
The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...
that aims to speed up travel in the north of Milan, creating a road outside the
Metropolitan City of Milan
The Metropolitan City of Milan (; , ) is a Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city (not to be confused with the Milan metropolitan area, metropolitan area) in the Lombardy region of Italy. It is the second most populous metropolitan ci ...
to connect the
province of Varese
The province of Varese () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese (population of 80,857 inhabitants), but its largest city is Busto Arsizio. The headquarters of AgustaWestland, the compa ...
with that of
Bergamo
Bergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the Alps, alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from the alpine lakes Lake Como, Como and Lake Iseo, Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Lake Garda, Garda and Lake ...
, as well as the
Milan Malpensa Airport
Milan Malpensa Airport "Silvio Berlusconi" is an international airport in Ferno, in the Province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy. It is the largest airport in northern Italy, serving Lombardy, Piedmont, and Liguria, as well as the Swiss canton of T ...
with the
Orio al Serio International Airport
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The airport is also officially called Il Caravaggio International Airport after the Baroque painter Mic ...
.
The section between the link with the
Autostrada A8 at
Cassano Magnago
Cassano Magnago is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy.
Notable people
* Ivan Basso (b 1977), road cycling champion
* Umberto Bossi
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and the
strada statale 35 dei Giovi
Strada statale 35 dei Giovi is an State highway (Italy), Italian state highway long in Italy located in the Regions of Italy, regions of Liguria, Piedmont and Lombardy, which connects Genoa and the Italian Riviera with Como and the Canton of Tic ...
at
Lentate sul Seveso
Lentate sul Seveso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan.
Lentate sul Seveso borders the following municipalities: Mariano Comense, Carimate, Cermen ...
was opened between January and November 2015.
Route
See also
*
Autostrade of Italy
The ''autostrade'' (; : ''autostrada'', ) are roads forming the Italian national system of motorways. The total length of the system is about , as of 30 July 2022. There are also 13 motorway spur routes, which extend for .
Most of the Ital ...
*
Roads in Italy
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*
Transport in Italy
Italy has a well developed transport infrastructure. The Italian rail network is extensive (), especially in the north, and it includes a high-speed rail network that joins the major cities of Italy from Naples through northern cities such a ...
Other Italian roads
*
State highways (Italy)
The Strade Statali (; ), abbreviated SS, are the Italian national network of state highways. The total length of the network is about .
The Italian state highway network is maintained by ANAS. From 1928 until 1946, state highways were maintain ...
*
Regional road (Italy)
A strada regionale (Italian language, Italian for regional road; "strade regionali"), abbreviated SR, is a type of Roads in Italy, Italian road maintained by the regions of Italy, regions they traverse. In the administrative hierarchy, a regiona ...
*
Provincial road (Italy)
A strada provinciale (Italian for provincial road; "strade provinciali"), abbreviated SP, is an Italian road that is maintained by provinces or metropolitan cities. In Veneto from 2002, state highways downgraded as provincial roads are maintain ...
*
Municipal road (Italy)
A strada comunale (Italian for municipal road; "strade comunali"), abbreviated SC, is an Italian road that is maintained by ''comune'', hence the name. They can be roads owned by ''comune'' (inside population centers) or roads managed by the '' ...
Notes
References
External links
A36
Transport infrastructure completed in 2015
2015 establishments in Italy
Transport in Lombardy
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