A6 autoroute | |
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Route information | |
Part of E 5 / E 15 / E 21 / E 50 / E 60 | |
Maintained by DIR Centre-Est between Lyon and Limonest; APRR between Limonest and Cély; DIR île-De-France between Cély and Paris | |
Length | 445.6 km (276.9 mi) |
Existed | 1960–present |
Major junctions | |
West end | Paris (Porte d' Italie & Porte de Gentilly) |
Location | |
Country | France |
Highway system | |
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The A6, also called the Autoroute du Soleil (Autoroute of the Sun) along with the A7 in French, is an autoroute (motorway) in France. It links Paris with Lyon. It is used as part of the main road between Paris and Southern France. It joins onto the A7 towards Marseille. The autoroute is the third longest in France, after the A10 and the A4. It is about 446 kilometres (277 mi) long.[1]