- C-16 (highway)
Highway in Catalonia
Name= Eix del Llobregat
Signal= C-16
European Route= E09
Beginning=Barcelona
End=Puigcerdà
Length= 130C-16 or Eix del Llobregat is a primary
highway inCatalonia ,Spain . It is also part of theEuropean route E09 , fromOrleans (France ) toBarcelona (Catalonia, Spain).According to the
2004 's new codification for primary highways managed by theGeneralitat de Catalunya , the first number (C-16) indicates that is a south-northbound highway, whereas the second number (C-16) indicates that is the sixth westernmost.The itinerary starts at
Barcelona 's Via Augusta and heads northbound crossing the "Serra de Collserola "'s mountain range, through theVallvidrera 's tunnel, and then the "comarques" ofVallès Occidental ,Bages andBerguedà . Most of the path follows the valley of theLlobregat river, hence the name of "Eix del Llobregat". Finally it crosses another mountain range, "Serra del Cadí ", through the Cadí's tunnel, and enters in the "comarca" ofCerdanya . The path finishes at the connection with roadN-260 atPuigcerdà , very close to the french border.This highway, along with C-17, is a main South-North communication in
Catalonia , since it connects Barcelona with several significant inner cities and towns such asTerrassa ,Manresa ,Berga orPuigcerdà , as well as it is also the straightest and quickest way fromCerdanya "comarca" and fromAndorra to the centre, the South and the East of Catalonia, including its major city and capital, Barcelona.
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