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Autovía A-62
Autovía A-62
Autovía de Castilla
Route information
	Part of E80
Length	355 km (221 mi)
Major junctions
From	Burgos
To	Fuentes de Oñoro
Location
Country	Spain
Highway system
	Highways in Spain; Autopistas and autovías; National Roads; ;

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The Autovía A-62 (also known as Autovía de Castilla) is a Spanish autovía which starts in Burgos and runs through the community of Castile and León, via the cities of Palencia, Valladolid and Salamanca, before ending at the Portuguese border and the A25 autoestrada. It forms part of European route E80 and replaced the former N-620 road.^[1]

It is one of the most-used roads in Castile and León, as it is frequently used by drivers travelling between France and Portugal.

History[edit]

Conversion of the N-620 to autovía standard began in the mid-1980s, when the section between Palencia and Valladolid was upgraded to dual carriageway with same-level junctions. During the 1990s, the Burgos - Palencia and Valladolid - Salamanca sections were upgraded in a similar manner, but with grade-separated junctions and slip roads; the junctions on the Palencia - Valladolid section were improved accordingly at a similar time.

The A-62 designation was introduced in 2003, as part of the general renumbering of Spanish autovías. The section between Salamanca and Ciudad Rodrigo was built during 2003 and 2004, and the section between Ciudad Rodrigo and Fuentes de Oñoro during 2008. The final section, connecting Fuentes de Oñoro with the Portuguese border and the A25 autoestrada, opened in 2021.

References[edit]

^ "Jefatura del Estado" (PDF). boe.es (in Spanish). 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[1] "Jefatura del Estado" (PDF). boe.es (in Spanish). 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

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+{{Short description|Road in Spain}}
-{{Unreferenced|date=November 2006}}
+{{Expand Spanish|Autovía de Castilla|date=November 2019|topic=transp}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
 {{Infobox road
 |country = ESP
-|type    = A
+|type    = Autovia
-|route   = 62
+|route   = A-62
 |map     = AutoviaA62.png
 |alternate_name = Autovía de Castilla
+|e-road={{Jct|country=ESP|E|80}}
-|e-road=[[Image:Tabliczka E80.svg|35px|E80]]
 |length_km=355
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-The '''Autovía A-62''' is a highway in [[Spain]].  It connects the Portuguese Border with [[Salamanca]], [[Valladolid]] and [[Burgos]].  It is part of the European route '''[[European route E80|E-80]]'''. Starting in the city of [[Burgos]], it ends in the Portuguese border in the town of [[Fuentes de Oñoro]]([[Salamanca]]). Before the nomenclature change of ''[[autovías]]'' and ''[[autopistas]]'' in 2003, its name was N-620.
+The '''Autovía A-62''' (also known as ''Autovía de Castilla'') is a Spanish [[autovía]] which starts in [[Burgos]] and runs through the community of [[Castile and León]], via the cities of [[Palencia]], [[Valladolid]] and [[Salamanca]], before ending at the Portuguese border and the [[A25 motorway (Portugal)|A25 autoestrada]]. It forms part of [[European route E80]] and replaced the former N-620 road.<ref>{{cite web
+|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2015/09/30/pdfs/BOE-A-2015-10439.pdf |title=Jefatura del Estado|date=30 September 2015|language=es
+|website=boe.es|access-date=29 July 2023}}</ref>
+It is one of the most-used roads in Castile and León, as it is frequently used by drivers travelling between [[France]] and Portugal.
-===History===
+==History==
-The first section to become a motorway was Valladolid-Palencia, in the middle [[80's]]. But it was not designed as a current ''[[autovía]]'' because it was one of the first across [[Spain]] and the safety standarts (as different-level crossings) were not already set. Same-level crossings were too dangerous as the road began to be more used. Finally, it was improved and the other sections were built in the [[90's]].  It was completely finished (except the international bridge in [[Fuentes de Oñoro]] on [[December 2008]].
+{{Unreferenced section|date=November 2019}}
+Conversion of the N-620 to autovía standard began in the mid-1980s, when the section between Palencia and Valladolid was upgraded to [[dual carriageway]] with [[at-grade intersection|same-level junction]]s. During the 1990s, the Burgos - Palencia and Valladolid - Salamanca sections were upgraded in a similar manner, but with [[grade separation|grade-separated junction]]s and [[slip road]]s; the junctions on the Palencia - Valladolid section were improved accordingly at a similar time.
+The A-62 designation was introduced in 2003, as part of the [[Highways in Spain#State-managed motorways|general renumbering of Spanish autovías]]. The section between Salamanca and [[Ciudad Rodrigo]] was built during 2003 and 2004, and the section between Ciudad Rodrigo and Fuentes de Oñoro during 2008. The final section, connecting Fuentes de Oñoro with the Portuguese border and the [[A25 motorway (Portugal)|A25 autoestrada]], opened in 2021.
-===Importance===
-This road is one of the most used in [[Castile-León]], mostly by [[trucks]] travelling between [[France]] and [[Portugal]], because is the natural way out of this ultimate country to the further [[Europe]]. Traffic increase due the expansion of the [[metropolitan area]] of [[Valladolid]] and the aperture of an [[IKEA]] center only accesible by this road have lead the autorities to study a [[third-lane]] in the [[Tordesillas]]-[[Palencia]] section.
+== References ==
+<references />
 {{Motorways in Spain}}
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 [[Category:Transport in Castile and León|A-62]]
 [[Category:Autopistas and autovías in Spain|A-62]]
-[[es:Autovía de Castilla]]
-[[fr:Autoroute espagnole A-62]]
-[[nl:A-62 (Spanje)]]
-[[pt:Autovia de Castela]]