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Autopista AP-8

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 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.

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Autopista AP-8
  • Autopista del Cantábrico (Spanish)
  • Kantauriko autobidea (Basque)
Map
Route information
Part of E5 / E70 / E80
Length110.99 kma (68.97 mi)
Major junctions
FromIrun
ToBilbao
Location
CountrySpain
Autonomous
community		Basque Country
ProvincesBiscay, Gipuzkoa
Highway system
    AP-8 viaduct in Eibar. source ↗
    AP-8 in Zarauz. source ↗

    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-85 and commonly known as the Supersur, 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, 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, San Sebastián
      19  GI-41, GI-41-0, Hernani, San Sebastián, Astigarraga, San Sebastian GI-41, GI-41-0, Hernani, San Sebastián, Astigarraga, San Sebastian
      24  Access to AP-8 Northbound Only E-5, N-1, Lasarte-Oria, Pamplona
      27  GI-20, San Sebastián 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, Guernica
      100  BI-635, Amorebieta-Etxano, Guernica 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

    Notes

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

    References

    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.
    3. "Amorebieta-Basauri: 10 minutos". El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco (in Spanish). 26 June 1971. p. 7. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
    4. "La autopista Bilbao-Behobia, terminada". El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco (in Spanish). 30 June 1976. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
    5. "La Supersur de Bilbao estará operativa a mediados del 2023". El Canal Marítimo y Logístico (in Spanish). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
    6. 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.
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