A47 autoroute

The A47 autoroute is a 29.5-kilometre-long (18.3 mi) highway in central France. Completed in 1983 it connects Givors (Lyon) to Saint-Étienne. It also serves the suburbs south-west of Lyon and east of Saint-Étienne.

Characteristics[]

Toll free motorway
2x2 lanes
45 km long

History[]

1953 and 1962: Opening of the central section between Saint-Chamond and Rive-de-Gier (current Junction 11).
1970: Opening of an extension to Givors. In Givors, A47 is built on the site of an old road, which makes it run close to neighbouring buildings creating noise pollution.
1983: Opening of the short section between Givors and the junction with the A7 and A46 autoroutes. As a result, Lyon and St-Etienne are linked totally by motorway from beginning to end.
1991: Opening of the St-Chamond by-pass. The old A47 through St-Chamond was re-numbered the D288 (expressway).
1998: For the Football World Cup the section between St-Chamond and St-Etienne was widened to 2x3 lanes but this section is numbered the RN88.

Future[]

There are plans to transform sections of the A47 into an urban boulevard if the A45 to Lyon and Saint-Etienne, bypassing Givors, is built.

Junctions[]

Exit/Junction	Destination
	Exchange A7-A46-A47 Autoroute starts with a junction with the A7 and A46 to (Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport, Lyon, Vienne)
8	(Chasse-sur-Rhône) Towns served:
9	(Grigny-Givors centre) Towns served: Givors
9.3	(Givors Montrond-Mornant) Towns served: Givors
10	(Givors ouest) Towns served: Givors
Service Area: St-Romain-en-Gier
11	(Rive-de-Gier-St-Martin-la-Plaine) Towns served: Rive de Gier
12	(Lorette) Towns served: Lorette
13	(La Grand-Croix) Towns served: La Grand-Croix
14	(D288 vers St-Chamond) Towns served: St-Chamond via D288
15	(St-Chamond Stélytec) Towns served: St-Chamond Stélytec
Service Area: Pays-du-Gier
16	(St-Chamond La Varizelle) Towns served: St-Chamond La Varizelle
	Autoroute becomes the to Saint-Étienne before becoming the A72 to Clermont-Ferrand

External links[]

Route map:

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