Autopista AP-8

Autopista AP-8
Autopista AP-8
Autopista del Cantábrico (Spanish); Kantauriko autobidea (Basque);
Route information
	Part of E5 / E70 / E80
Length	110.99 km (68.97 mi)
Major junctions
From	Irun
To	Bilbao
Location
Country	Spain
Autonomous; community	Basque Country
Provinces	Biscay, Gipuzkoa
Highway system
	Highways in Spain; Autopistas and autovías; National Roads; ;

The Autopista AP-8 is a toll autopista in the north of Spain, crossing the Basque Country from east to west. It is known as the Autopista del Cantábrico (Spanish for 'Motorway of the Cantabrian', Basque: Kantauriko autobidea) and connects the French border with Bilbao via San Sebastián, Zarautz, Eibar and Durango. At Bilbao the AP-8 continues as the toll-free Autovía A-8, which runs along the Spanish northern coast to Gijón and eventually the region of Galicia.

The first section of the AP-8 opened in 1971 between Amorebieta and Basauri.^[3] It was finished in 1976, with the opening of the international connection to the A63 autoroute in France.^[4] Additionally, the new southern ring road of Bilbao, designated as AP-8^[5] and commonly known as the Supersur [es], opened in 2011.^[6]

List of junctions

Junction number & name	Northbound exits	Southbound exits
	France Border	Spain Border
1	N-121A, Irun, Pamplona	N-121A, Irun, San Sebastián, Donostia Pamplona
2	GI-636, GI-3154, Irun, Hondarribia	GI-636, GI-3154, Irun, Hondarribia
	Zerbitzugunea Oiartzun Area de Servicio	Zerbitzugunea Oiartzun Area de Servicio
3	GI-2134, Oiartzun, Errenteria	GI-2134, Oiartzun, Errenteria
12	GI-2132, GI-2134, Oiartzun, Errenteria, Pasaia	GI-20, Donostia, San Sebastian
19	GI-41, GI-41-0, Hernani, Donostia, Astigarraga, San Sebastian	GI-41, GI-41-0, Hernani, Donostia, Astigarraga, San Sebastian
24	Access to AP-8 Northbound Only	E-5, N-1, Lasarte-Oria, Pamplona
27	GI-20, Donostia, San Sebastian	Access to AP-8 Southbound Only
33	Access to AP-8 Northbound Only	N-634, Zarautz, Igeldo
11	N-634, Zarautz	N-634, Zarautz, Getaria
12	GI-631, Zestoa, Zumaia, Azpeitia	GI-631, Zestoa, Zumaia, Azpeitia
13	GI-3295, Deba, Itziar, Zerbitzugunea Are de Itziar	GI-3295, Deba, Itziar, Zerbitzugunea Are de Itziar
14	N-634, Elgoibar, Mendaro, Azkoitia	N-634, Elgoibar, Mendaro, Azkoitia
15a	AP-1, Bergara, Arrasate, Mondragon	AP-1, Bergara, Arrasate, Mondragon
15b	N-634, GI-627, Eibar, Soraluze	N-634, GI-627, Eibar, Soraluze
75	N-634, Ermua, Eibar	N-634, Ermua, Eibar
88	BI-623, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Durango, Iurreta	BI-623, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Durango, Iurreta
18	No Access	BI-635, Amorebieta-Etxano, Gernika-Lumo
100	BI-635, Amorebieta-Etxano, Gernika-Lumo	No Access
103	Entrance Only	N-637, Santander, Bilbao
104	N-637, Santander, Bilbao	Entrance Only
105	N-240, N-634, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Galdakao	N-240, N-634, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Galdakao
107	Galdakao	[No Access
109	No Access	N-634 Bilbao
110	BI-625, Basauri, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Burgos	BI-625, Basauri, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Burgos

Notes

^ The segment in Biscay is 31.05 km (19.29 mi), not including the Supersur [es].^[1] The segment in Gipuzkoa is 79.94 km (49.67 mi) long.^[2]

References

^ "NORMA FORAL 5/2021, de 20 de octubre, de carreteras de Bizkaia" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de Bizkaia (in Spanish) (205): 48. 25 October 2021.
^ "Catálogo de Carreteras de la Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa". Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "Amorebieta-Basauri: 10 minutos". El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco (in Spanish). 26 June 1971. p. 7. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "La autopista Bilbao-Behobia, terminada". El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco (in Spanish). 30 June 1976. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "La Supersur de Bilbao estará operativa a mediados del 2023". El Canal Marítimo y Logístico (in Spanish). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ de las Heras, Ainhoa; Igea, Octavio (11 September 2011). "Los vizcaínos llenan la nueva autopista con «curiosidad» y animados por la gratuidad de los primeros días". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2024.

External links

Media related to Autopista AP-8 at Wikimedia Commons

[3] The segment in Biscay is 31.05 km (19.29 mi), not including the Supersur [es].^[1] The segment in Gipuzkoa is 79.94 km (49.67 mi) long.^[2]

[1] "NORMA FORAL 5/2021, de 20 de octubre, de carreteras de Bizkaia" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de Bizkaia (in Spanish) (205): 48. 25 October 2021.

[2] "Catálogo de Carreteras de la Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa". Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[4] "Amorebieta-Basauri: 10 minutos". El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco (in Spanish). 26 June 1971. p. 7. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[5] "La autopista Bilbao-Behobia, terminada". El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco (in Spanish). 30 June 1976. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[6] "La Supersur de Bilbao estará operativa a mediados del 2023". El Canal Marítimo y Logístico (in Spanish). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[7] s Heras, Ainhoa; Igea, Octavio (11 September 2011). "Los vizcaínos llenan la nueva autopista con «curiosidad» y animados por la gratuidad de los primeros días". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2024.

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