A4 autoroute

:"This article is about the French motorway A4. For information about other roads of the same name, or other meanings, see A4.Infobox road
marker_
RedRoute2|A|4
highway_name=Autoroute de l'Est
length_km=482
established=1974
direction_a=West
direction_b=East
starting_terminus=Paris (Porte de Bercy)
ending_terminus=Strasbourg
junction=RedRoute|A|86 near Joinville-le-Pont RedRoute|A|86 near Nogent-sur-Marne RedRoute|A|104 near Collégien RedRoute|A|140 near Meaux RedRoute|A|26 near Reims RedRoute|A|26 near La Veuve RedRoute|A|31 near Metz RedRoute|A|315 near Metz RedRoute|A|314 near Metz RedRoute|A|320 near Freyming-Marlebach RedRoute|A|340 near Brumath RedRoute|A|35 near Reichstett
system=EuroRoute|E|25 EuroRoute|E|50

The A4 Autoroute, also known as l'autoroute de l'Est (English: the Eastern Motorway) is a French autoroute that travels 482 km (299 miles) between the cities of Paris and Strasbourg. It forms parts of European routes E25 and E50.

Its construction began in the 1970s near Paris. The first section between Paris's Porte de Bercy and Joinville-le-Pont opened in 1974 with a single carriageway. A second carriageway was added in 1975, and the following sections between Joinville and Metz were opened in 1975 and 1976. Former autoroutes A32 and A34 were integrated into the A4 in 1982.

From Paris, the autoroute passes the new town of Marne-la-Vallée and Disneyland Paris. It continues on to the major cities of France's northeast, including Reims, and terminates in Strasbourg. Local roads provide a connection to southern Germany.

History

European Routes

External links

* [http://saratlas.free.fr/index.php?page=autoroute&route=a4&lang=en A4 autoroute] in Saratlas
* [http://site.sara.free.fr/fiches/fiche.php?route=A4 Fiche autoroutière de l'A4]