A72 autoroute
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| Countries: | France |
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| Length: | 242 km (150 mi) |
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| From: | Bordeaux |
| To: | Toulouse |
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| Autoroutes of France | |
The A72 is an autoroute (motorway) in France. It is 55 kilometres (34 mi) long.
The motorway is operated by Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF) and links Balbigny to Saint-Étienne on one of the steepest and meandrous motorways in France. Over 35 km (22 mi) of the motorway is limited to 110 km/h (70 mph) as sections are considered too dangerous for the standard 130 km/h (80 mph) speed limit.
The motorway has 2 lanes both directions with 3 lane sections near Saint-Étienne.
The road is also numbered the European route E70. In 2006, the section between Clermont-Ferrand and the A89 spur became part of the A89.
Junctions
 A 72
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| Junction number & name | Northbound exits | Southbound exits |
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A89, Balbigny | A89, Balbigny |
| 15px 6 | RN89, Feurs | RN89, Feurs |
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| 15px 7 | RD 496, Montbrison, Montrond-les-Bains | RD 496, Montbrison, Montrond-les-Bains |
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| 15px 8 | RD 12, Andrézieux-Bouthéon | |
| 15px 8b | RD 498, RN82, Andrézieux-Bouthéon | |
| 15px 8a | RD 498, RN82, Andrézieux-Bouthéon | |
| 15px 9 | RD 100, Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | RD 100, Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert |
| 15px 10 | RD 201, Villars | RD 201, Villars |
| 15px 11 | Rue Francis Léger, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez | |
| 15px 12 | Rue Montyon, Rue Claude Verney-Carron, Saint-Étienne | Rue Montyon, Rue Claude Verney-Carron, Saint-Étienne |
| 15px 13 | Rue Charles Cholat, Saint-Étienne | |
| 15px 14 | RD 3, Boulevard Georges Pompidou, Saint-Étienne | RD 3, Boulevard Georges Pompidou, Saint-Étienne |
| 15px 15 | Rue de la Talaudière, Saint-Étienne | |
| 15px 16 | RD 32, Rue Émile Zola, Saint-Étienne, Saint-Jean-de-Bonnefonds | |
| 15px | RN 88 | RN 88, RN 488 |
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