A48 autoroute

A48 autoroute
Autoroute du Dauphiné
Route information
Part of E 711
Length	52.5 km (32.6 mi)
Existed	1968–present
Major junctions
South end	A43
North end	Grenoble
Highway system
Autoroutes of France

The A48 autoroute, also known as l'autoroute du Dauphiné, is a motorway in France connecting the A43 with the city of Grenoble.

An extension north to Ambérieu is proposed in the medium term.^{[citation needed]}

Characteristics[]

• 2x2 lanes
• 2x3 lanes between the A49 and A480 autoroutes (10 km)
• 97 km long
• Service areas

History[]

• 1968: The first toll free section opened between the Bastille (Grenoble northern edge) and Voreppe as part of the preparations for the Winter Olympics held in the city and surrounding area.
• 1975: Opening of the toll section between Voreppe and the A43 managed by AREA.

Junctions[]

Exit/Junction	Destination
	Exchange A48-A43 A 43 to Lyon/Chambéry
Rest Area: Burcin
9	(Le Grand-Lemps) Towns served: Rives
Rest Area: Réaumont
10	(Champfeuillet) Towns served: Voiron
11	(Voiron-Moirans) Towns served: Voiron
	Exchange A49-A48 A 49 to Valence
12	(Veurey) Towns served: Voreppe
Péage de Voreppe
13	(Voreppe) Towns served: Voreppe
Rest Area: Voreppe/L'Isle Rose
14	(Saint-Egreve) Towns served: Saint-Egreve
15	(ZI Saint-Egreve-ZI/Saint-Martin-the-Vinoux) Towns served: Grenoble
	Exchange A48-A480 to Sisteron and Gap via A 51
16	(Europôle-Polygon Scientific Grenoble) Towns served: Grenoble

Places of interest[]

The following list indexes towns and places of interest that can be visited from the motorway:

• River Isère
• Col de Rossatière
• Lac de Paladru
• Chartreuse Mountains

Future[]

There are proposals to extend the autoroute north from Bourgoin-Jallieu to Ambérieu-in-Bugey and connecting to the A42 autoroute.^{[citation needed]}

External links[]

Route map:

• A48 autoroute in