Autovía A-8

The Autovía A-8, also called the Autovía del Cantábrico and Transcantábric, is a highway (Spanish: autovía) that connects all the regions on the northern coast of Spain. It connects Baamonde in Begonte, Galicia to Bilbao, where it continues as the Autopista AP-8 to the French border. The road passes Ribadeo, Avilés, Gijón, Santander and Bilbao.

Autovía A-8
Autovía del Cantábrico
Route information
Length	486 km (302 mi)
Major junctions
From	Bilbao
To	Baamonde
Location
Country	Spain
Highway system
Highways in Spain Autopistas and autovías National Roads

Bilbao area

The A-8 is the main beltway of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, which has about a million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. The 30 kilometres (19 mi) of the highway that passes by Bilbao and its metropolitan area, from Galdakao to Muskiz, suffers from considerable traffic congestion.

Supersur by-pass

A new toll by-pass of the city, known as Supersur is being built. The by-pass will be 36 km (22 mi) long. Under the Pagasarri range most of it will be in tunnels, as there is no physical space to build it elsewhere.

Gallery

• 
  Autovía A-8 as seen from Zarautz
• 
  A-8 in Solares
• 
  A-8 entering Galicia and crossing the Ría de Ribadeo.

External links

• Autovía A-8 in Google Maps