The N-1 (formerly designated as N-I) was the main road from Madrid to France in
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
. From
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
, the road headed north to
Burgos
Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos.
Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of th ...
. In this section, most of the old N-I has been replaced by the
Autovía A-1
An ''autovía'' is one of two classes of major highway in the Spain, Spanish road system similar to a British motorway or an American freeway. It is akin to the Highways in Spain, autopista, the other major highway class, but has fewer features ...
. From Burgos to
Miranda de Ebro
Miranda de Ebro () is a Spanish municipality belonging to the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Straddling the Ebro river, near its confluence with the Bayas, the city is located on the northern watershed of the ...
the N-1 still exists, running parallel to the (formerly tolled)
Autopista AP-1
The Autopista AP-1 (also known in Spanish as ''Autopista del Norte'') is a Spanish '' autopista''. It has two separate sections: the first from Burgos to Armiñón, and the second from Etxabarri Ibiña (a hamlet close to Vitoria-Gasteiz) to Eiba ...
.
In Álava, the former N-I has been redesignated. Current roads using the alignment of the former N-I include the and , the western and eastern access roads to
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz (; ; also historically spelled Vittoria in English) is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country and of the provinces of Spain, province of Álava in northern Spain. I ...
. In the province of
Gipuzkoa
Gipuzkoa ( , ; ; ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiqu ...
, the road is still signed as N-I despite being an ''autovía''. The N-I in Gipuzkoa is tolled for
heavy goods vehicle
A large goods vehicle (LGV), or heavy goods vehicle (HGV), in the European Union (EU) is any lorry with a gross combination mass (GCM) of over . Sub-category N2 is used for vehicles between 3,500 kg and and N3 for all goods vehicles over ...
s.
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