The Autovía A-43 (also known as ''Autovía Extremadura - Comunidad Valenciana'') is an
autovía in south-central
Spain
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.
As of 2013, it lies entirely in the community of
Castile-La Mancha. It starts at the Autovía A-41 at
Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real (, ) is a municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It is the 5th most populated municipality in the region.
It was founded as Villa Real in 1255 as a ro ...
and runs past the towns of
Daimiel and
Manzanares, and the small cities of
Tomelloso and
Villarrobledo
Villarrobledo () is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It's better known for having the world's largest area covered by vineyards (more than 30,000 has., approxi ...
, before ending at the village of
Atalaya del Cañavate in the
province of Cuenca
Cuenca () is one of the five provinces of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is located in the eastern part of this autonomous community and covers 17,141 square km. It has a population of 203,841 ...
, where it connects with the
Autovía A-3
The Autovía A-3 (also called ''Autovía del Este'') () is a Spanish autovía that starts in Madrid and ends in Valencia, Spain, Valencia. It is the shortest of the six radial autovías stemming from Madrid, at 355 km (220.5 miles), and the ...
to
Valencia
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and the
Autovía A-31
The Autovía A-31, also known as the Autovía de Alicante, is a highway in Spain. The road connects Madrid to Alicante.
It starts at a junction with the Autovía A-3 at Alarcón and heads south east to Albacete. Thereafter the Autovía A-3 ...
to
Albacete
Albacete ( , , ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete.
Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the area around the city is known as Los Llan ...
and
Alicante
Alicante (, , ; ; ; officially: ''/'' ) is a city and municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean port. The population ...
.
Between Ciudad Real and Daimiel, the A-43 runs parallel to the road shared by the
N-420
The N-420 is a highway in Spain.
The road starts 36 km east of Córdoba at Montoro (Junction 356 of the Autovía A-4). The N-420 runs north through the heavily wooded Sierra Morena passing over the Puerto de Niella (902m) then crossing the ...
and
N-430 routes, while between Daimiel and Manzanares (where it also connects with the
Autovía A-4
The A-4 or Autovía del Sur (Spanish for ''Southern Highway'') is a major Spanish highway and autopista route connecting Madrid to Cádiz. One of the six radial highways of the country, it was also known as Autovía de Andalucía (Spanish for '' ...
) it runs parallel to the N-430 alone. Between Manzanares and Atalaya del Cañavate, it runs parallel to the N-310.
In the future, the A-43 will be extended westwards from Ciudad Real to the
Autovía A-5
The Autovía A-5 (also called ''Autovía del Suroeste'') is a Spanish autovía which starts in Madrid and ends at the Portugal–Spain border, near Badajoz, where it connects to the Portuguese A6 motorway.
It is one of the six radial autoví ...
near
Mérida, in
Extremadura
Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, Spain, Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central- ...
, again running parallel to the N-430.
A-43
A-43
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