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Autovía A-62
Autovía A-62
Autovía de Castilla
Route information
	Part of
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 village of Fuentes de Oñoro near the Portuguese border. It forms part of European route E80 and replaced most of the former N-620 road.

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

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.

As of 2012, there is one section of the A-62 that is proposed but has not yet been built, connecting Fuentes de Oñoro with the Portuguese border and the A25 autoestrada.

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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 village of [[Fuentes de Oñoro]] near the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] border. It forms part of [[European route E80]] and replaced most of the former N-620 road.
+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 [[1980s]]. 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 [[1990s]].  It was completely finished (except the international bridge in [[Fuentes de Oñoro]] on [[December 2008]].
+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.
-==Importance==
+As of 2012, there is one section of the A-62 that is proposed but has not yet been built, connecting Fuentes de Oñoro with the Portuguese border and the [[Roads in Portugal|A25 autoestrada]].
-This road is one of the most used in [[Castile-León]], mostly by [[truck]]s 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 accessible by this road have led the authorities to study a [[third-lane]] in the [[Tordesillas]]-[[Palencia]] section.
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