Roads in Portugal

Roads in Portugal

The "Plano Rodoviário Nacional" (National Roadway Plan; PRN 2000) describes the existing and planned network of roads in Portugal. There are two types of routes in the plan: "itinerários principais" (IP; principal/main routes) and "itinerários complementares" (IC; complementary/secondary routes). Either type of route may be composed of several motorway/freeway/expressway type roads (i.e., grade-separated, controlled access roads, called "auto-estradas" in Portuguese) or regular roads (i.e., at-grade, non-controlled access roads) or a combination. Many roads will have more than one number simultaneously.

"Auto-Estradas"

"Auto-Estradas" are roads which meet certain specifications. These roads are equivalent to motorways in many English-speaking countries and to expressways or freeways in the United States. Each "Auto-Estradas" forms part or all of an IP or an IC. [ [http://www.estradasdeportugal.pt/site/v3/?id_pagina=C5F24A1E-0E7D-48D1-AFE7-AE5314AFE927&id_pasta=B9D1BE27-0079-4FCF-A0AA-86248E5B482E&grupo=5 Estradas de Portugal - PRN 2000 - Plano Rodoviário Nacional - Rede Rodoviária Nacional - AEs (IPs e ICs)] ] These are dedignated with an "A" code as well as an IP or an IC code, though they are typically known to motorists by the "A" designation. In addition, many of these roads are part of the European road network, and so also carry an "E" designation, which may serve as reference for non-Portuguese drivers.

* A1 — Auto-Estrada do Norte: Lisboa - Porto
* A2 — Auto-Estrada do Sul: Lisboa/Ponte 25 de Abril - Albufeira
* A3 — Porto - Valença
* A4 — Porto - Amarante
* A5 — Auto-Estrada do Estoril: Lisboa - Cascais
* A6 — Auto-Estrada do Alentejo: Marateca - Elvas
* A7 — Póvoa de Varzim - Vila Pouca de Aguiar
* A8 — Auto-Estrada do Oeste: Lisboa - Leiria
* A9 — Circular Regional Exterior de Lisboa (CREL): Alverca - Algés
* A10 — Bucelas - Benavente
* A11 — Apúlia - Amarante
* A12 — Setúbal - Montijo/Ponte Vasco da Gama
* A13 — Santarém - Marateca
* A14 — Coimbra - Figueira da Foz
* A15 — Caldas da Rainha/Óbidos - Santarém (to Almeirim in the future)
* A16 — Lisboa - Alcabideche
* A17 — Aveiro - Marinha Grande/A8
* A18 — Torres Vedras - Carregado (A10)
* A19 — Leiria (A8) - Leiria (A1)
* A20 — Circular Regional Interior do Porto (CRIP): Carvalhos - Nó de Francos
* A21 — Malveira - Ericeira
* A22 — Via do Infante de Sagres / Via Longitudinal do Algarve: Lagos - Vila Real de Santo António
* A23 — Auto-Estrada da Beira Interior: Torres Novas - Guarda
* A24 — Viseu - Chaves
* A25 — Aveiro - Vilar Formoso
* A26 — Sines - Santiago do Cacém
* A27 — Viana do Castelo - Ponte de Lima
* A28 — Auto-Estrada do Litoral Norte: Porto - Valença
* A29 — Aveiro - Porto
* A30 — Sacavém - Santa Iria de Azóia
* A31 — Coimbra-south - Coimbra-north
* A32 — Oliveira de Azeméis - Carvalhos
* A33 — Coina (A2) - Alcochete (A12)
* A34 — Nó de Pombal (A1) - Pombal
* A35 — Mira - Mangualde
* A36 — Circular Regional Interior de Lisboa (CRIL): Sacavém - Algés
* A37 — Sintra - Buraca
* A38 — Almada - Costa da Caparica
* A39 — Nó do Barreiro - Barreiro
* A40 — Olival Basto - Montemor
* A41 — Circular Regional Exterior do Porto (CREP): Perafita - Espinho
* A42 — Ermida - Lousada
* A43 — Porto (A20) - Aguiar de Sousa
* A44 — Gulpilhares (A29) - A20

"Itinerários Principais"

There are nine "itinerários principais" (IP; principal/main routes; singular: "itinerário principal"), designated IP 1 through IP 9. [ [http://www.estradasdeportugal.pt/site/v3/?id_pagina=E0DA99E4-099F-4A61-AF69-07F0B8F6486A&id_pasta=B9D1BE27-0079-4FCF-A0AA-86248E5B482E&grupo=5 Estradas de Portugal - PRN 2000 - Plano Rodoviário Nacional - Classificação da Rede - IPs] ]

* IP 1 — Valença - Braga - Porto - Aveiro - Coimbra - Leiria - Santarém - Lisboa - Montijo - Setúbal - Aljustrel - Faro - Castro Marim
* IP 2 — Portelo - Bragança - Guarda - Covilhã - Castelo Branco - Portalegre - Évora - Beja - Faro
* IP 3 — Vila Verde da Raia - Vila Real - Lamego - Viseu - Coimbra - Figueira da Foz
* IP 4 — Porto - Vila Real - Bragança - Quintanilha
* IP 5 — Aveiro - Viseu - Guarda - Vilar Formoso
* IP 6 — Peniche - Caldas da Rainha - Rio Maior - Santarém - Torres Novas - Abrantes - Castelo Branco
* IP 7 — Lisboa (CRIL) - Setúbal - Évora - Estremoz - Elvas - Caia
* IP 8 — Sines - Santiago do Cacém - Beja - Serpa - Vila Verde de Ficalho
* IP 9 — Viana do Castelo - Ponte de Lima - Braga - Guimarães - Amarante - Vila Real

"Itinerários Complementares"

There are 37 "itinerários complementares" (IC; complementary/secondary routes; singular: "itinerário complementar"), designated IC 1 through IC 37. [ [http://www.estradasdeportugal.pt/site/v3/?id_pagina=527F1AE8-59B7-4DBF-8A63-ACC7EA804195&id_pasta=B9D1BE27-0079-4FCF-A0AA-86248E5B482E&grupo=5 Estradas de Portugal - PRN 2000 - Plano Rodoviário Nacional - Classificação da Rede - ICs] ]

* IC 1 — Valença - Viana do Castelo - Póvoa de Varzim - Porto - Espinho - Ovar - Aveiro - Figueira da Foz - Leiria - Caldas da Rainha - Torres Vedras - Lisboa - Marateca - Alcácer do Sal - Grândola - Ourique - Guia (IC 4)
* IC 2 — Lisboa - Rio Maior - Leiria - Coimbra - Mealhada - São João da Madeira - Argoncilhe - Porto
* IC 3 — Setúbal - Palmela - Montijo - Salvaterra de Magos - Almeirim - Entroncamento - Tomar - Penela - Condeixa- Coimbra (IP 3)
* IC 4 — Sines - Lagos - Portimão - Faro
* IC 5 — Póvoa de Varzim (IC 1) - Famalicão - Guimarães - Fafe - Vila Pouca de Aguiar - Murça - Vila Flor - Alfândega da Fé - Mogadouro - Miranda do Douro (border with Spain)
* IC 6 — Coimbra (IP 3) - Venda de Galizes - Covilhã (IP 2)
* IC 7 — Venda de Galizes (IC 6) - Seia - Gouveia - Celorico da Beira (IP 5)
* IC 8 — Figueira da Foz (IC 1) - Pombal - Figueiró dos Vinhos - Pedrógão Grande - Sertã - Proença-a-Nova - Castelo Branco (IP 2)
* IC 9 — Nazaré - Alcobaça - Batalha - Fátima - Ourém - Tomar - Abrantes - Ponte de Sor (IC 13)
* IC 10 — Santarém (IP 1) - Almeirim - Coruche - Montemor-o-Novo (IP 7)
* IC 11 — Peniche - Lourinhã - Torres Vedras (IC 1) - Carregado - Pegões - Marateca (IP 1)
* IC 12 — Mira (IC1) - Anadia (IP 1) - Mortágua - Santa Comba Dão - Carregal do Sal - Nelas - Mangualde (IP 5)
* IC 13 — Montijo (IP 1) - Coruche - Mora - Ponte de Sor - Alter do Chão - Crato - Portalegre (extension to the border with Spain, conditioned on environmental regulations)
* IC 14 — Apúlia (IC 1) - Barcelos - Braga
* IC 15 — Lisboa - Oeiras - Cascais
* IC 16 — Radial da Pontinha: Lisboa (CRIL - IC 17) - Amadora - Belas - Alto Colaride - Sintra
* IC 17 — Circular Regional Interior de Lisboa (CRIL): Algés - Buraca - Olival de Basto - Sacavém (IP1)
* IC 18 — Circular Regional Exterior de Lisboa (CREL): Caxias (IC 15) - Queluz - Loures - Alverca (IP 1)
* IC 19 — Radial de Sintra: Lisboa (CRIL - IC17) - Queluz - Cacém - Sintra (IC 30)
* IC 20 — Via Rápida da Caparica: Almada - Costa da Caparica
* IC 21 — Via Rápida do Barreiro: Nó de Coina - Barreiro
* IC 22 — Radial de Odivelas: Olival Basto (CRIL - IC17) - Montemor (CREL - IC18)
* IC 23 — Circular Regional Interior do Porto (CRIP): Ponte da Arrábida - Avenida de Fernão de Magalhães - Ponte de Freixo - Avenida da República - IC 1
* IC 24 — Circular Regional Exterior do Porto (CREP): Perafita (IC 1) - Maia - Campo - Crestuma - Argoncilhe - Espinho (IC 1)
* IC 25 — IC 24 - Paços de Ferreira - IP 9
* IC 26 — Amarante (IP 4) - Régua - Lamego - Tarouca - Moimenta da Beira - Sernancelhe - Trancoso (IP 2)
* IC 27 — Beja (IP2) - Mértola - Castro Marim (IP1)
* IC 28 — Viana do Castelo (IC1) - Ponte de Lima - Lindoso
* IC 29 — Via Rápida de Gondomar: Porto - IC 24
* IC 30 — Sintra (IC 16) - Alcabideche (IC 15)
* IC 31 — Castelo Branco (IP2) - Termas de Monfortinho
* IC 32 — Circular Regional Interna da Península de Setúbal (CRIPS): Trafaria - IC 20 - IP 7 - EN10 - Nó de Coina (IC 21) - Montijo (IP 1)
* IC 33 — Sines - Grândola - Évora (IP 7)
* IC 34 — Vila Nova de Foz Côa (IP 2) - Almendra - Barca d'Alva (border with Spain)
* IC 35 — Penafiel - Castelo de Paiva - Arouca - Vale de Cambra - Sever do Vouga
* IC 36 — Marinha Grande - Leiria (Nó do IP 1)
* IC 37 — Viseu (IP 5) - Nelas - Seia (IC 7)

"Estradas Nacionais"

There are numerous "estradas nacionais" (EN; national roads; singular: "estrada nacional"), designated EN 1 through EN 398, with gaps in the numbers. [ [http://www.estradasdeportugal.pt/site/v3/?id_pagina=D8EB5DCB-FA28-4468-BB6D-B4EC9C2DB174&id_pasta=B9D1BE27-0079-4FCF-A0AA-86248E5B482E&grupo=5 Estradas de Portugal - PRN 2000 - Plano Rodoviário Nacional - Classificação da Rede - ENs] ] These are the ancient roads of the 1945 National Roadway Plan, which were not reclassified as IC or IP, but were kept in the national road network. In the 1945 Plan the number of the national road identified its class (EN 1 to EN 18 - Main Roads, EN 101 to EN 125 - 1st class, EN 201 to EN 270 - 2nd Class and EN 301 to EN 398 - 3rd class) but this system is now obsolete.

"Estradas Regionais"

There are numerous "estradas regionais" (ER; regional roads; singular: "estrada regional"), designated ER 1 through ER 396. [ [http://www.estradasdeportugal.pt/site/v3/?id_pagina=A329ACC0-BF19-46D1-8659-9A9DD2924C03&id_pasta=B9D1BE27-0079-4FCF-A0AA-86248E5B482E&grupo=5 Estradas de Portugal - PRN 2000 - Plano Rodoviário Nacional - Classificação da Rede - ERs] ] These are short roads serving a particular region. This type of road was introduced by the PRN 2000, by the transformation of former national roads. Each regional roads kept the number of the national road that has given origin to it (ex.: present ER 15 was the former EN 15).

ee also

* Estradas de Portugal (agency responsible for administering roads)

External links

* [http://www.estradasdeportugal.pt/ Estradas de Portugal]
* [http://www.estradasdeportugal.pt/site/v3/?id_pagina=A53556C3-6163-47E1-B4FA-062E75073767&grupo=5&Ln=1&id_pasta=B9D1BE27-0079-4FCF-A0AA-86248E5B482E&id_bloco=&escondepasta=0 PRN 2000 - Plano Rodoviário Nacional]

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