Strada statale

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As Strada statale ( dt. " State Street , both abbreviated" SS ; plural: Strade statali ) are roads of national importance in Italy referred to are under state administration. They usually connect cities , border crossings , airports , ports and other important centers. The national road network of Italy has a length of 12,000 km and is maintained by the State Autonomous Road Administration ANAS ( Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade ).

history

The Italian road network, which in 1910 already comprised 8,303 km of national roads, 44,671 km of state roads ( Strada provinciale ) and 95,406 km of municipal roads, was reorganized in 1928 on the instructions of the then head of state Benito Mussolini . 137 particularly important roads were declared state roads and henceforth managed by the newly founded Azienda Autonoma Statale della Strada .

The first nine state roads follow the course of old Roman roads , of which the first eight run away from Rome in a star shape, counting upwards in a clockwise direction. State roads 10 to 19 form major axes within mainland Italy. The other state roads were numbered according to their geographical location.

• No. - Piedmont
• No. - Lombardy and Trentino-South Tyrol
• No axis in Northern Italy
• No. - Veneto (since 1947 some in Slovenia and Croatia)
• No. - Emilia-Romagna
• No. - Abruzzo
• No. - Campania
• No. - Calabria
• No. - Sicily
• No. - Sardinia
• No. - Dalmatia (since 1947 in Croatia ; 138 and 139 were established in 1942)

Part of the streets established in 1928 are now in Croatia and Slovenia .

After 1951, notably by the 1958 Law, numerous roads were declared state roads until number 683 was reached in the 1980s. Over time, there were also changes in the course of state roads, such as Strada statale 10 , which was relocated to roads further north between Turin and Villanova d'Asti. The Strada statale 29 was extended from its confluence with Strada statale 10 via its route to Turin and the piece to Villanova was signposted as a side branch of Strada statale 29 ( SS29racc ).

Legislative Decree No. 112 of 1998 declared numerous roads to be Strade regionali (regional roads) or Strade provinciali (provincial roads or national roads), these are no longer under the administration of ANAS. Some regions and provinces have changed the numbering of their streets, others have only replaced the abbreviation SS with SR or SP (or in South Tyrol in German LS ). In the region of Trentino-Alto Adige, the autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento have taken over the road administration as a result of Legislative Decree no .

See also

• List of state roads in Italy

Web links

Wikisource: State Road Establishment Act of 1928  - Sources and full texts (Italian)