A46 autoroute

The A46 autoroute is a 47.6-kilometre-long (29.6 mi) highway in central France. It connects the town of Givors to Anse and eastern Lyon. It was completed in 1992.

Characteristics[]

• 2x2 lanes (2X3 lanes at Rillieux-la-Pape)
• 65 km long
• A radar speed trap has been installed at Rillieux-la-Pape (southbound). Speed limit 90 km/h.

History[]

• 1992 : Opening of the A46 and the RN346.
• 2007 : Opening of the third lane between Genay and the Mionnay Service Area.

Since 2002, there have been further attempts to prohibit heavy traffic over 7.5 tons in Lyon and divert them onto this motorway-by-pass. This is controversial because it generates extra journey times distances travelled.

Junctions[]

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Junction Autoroute A7 to A46 near Lyon

Exit/Junction	Destination
	Exchange A6-A46 Junction with the A6 to Villefranche, Dijon and Paris (north) and Lyon (south)
1	(Quincieux) Towns served: Quincieux
2	(Genay-Trévoux) Towns served: Genay/Trévoux
Péage de Genay
Service Area: Mionnay
3	(Les Echets) Towns served: , Bourg-en-Bresse via
4	(Sathonay) Towns served: Sathonay
	Junction A46-A42-N346 Junction with A42 to Bourg-en-Bresse and Geneva (Switzerland) the A46 becomes the on a bridge over the River Rhone
	Junction N346-A43-N6 The A46 commences at a junction with the A43 to Grenoble, Chambéry and Turin (Italy) and the N6
11	(La Fouillouse) Towns served:
12	(Saint-Priest) Towns served: Saint-Priest Bel Air
13	(Mions) Towns served: Mions
14	(Lyon sud) Towns served: , A7
15	(Corbas) Towns served: Corbas
16	(Ternay-Communay) Towns served: Ternay, Communay
Service Area: Communay
	Exchange A7-A46-A47 Junction with A7 to Marseille and A47 to Saint-Étienne

External links[]

Route map:

• A46 autoroute in