Autopista AP-8

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Autopista AP-8
  • Autopista del Cantábrico (Spanish)
  • Kantauriko autobidea (Basque)
Route information
Part of E5 / E70 / E80
Length110.99 km (68.97 mi)
Major junctions
FromIrun
ToBilbao
Location
CountrySpain
Autonomous
community		Basque Country
ProvincesBiscay, Gipuzkoa
Highway system
    AP-8 viaduct in Eibar.
    AP-8 in Zarauz.

    The Autopista AP-8 is a toll autopista in the north of Spain, crossing the Basque Country from east to west. It is known as the Autopista del Cantábrico (Spanish for 'Motorway of the Cantabrian', Basque: Kantauriko autobidea) and connects the French border with Bilbao via San Sebastián, Zarautz, Eibar and Durango. At Bilbao the AP-8 continues as the toll-free Autovía A-8, which runs along the Spanish northern coast to Gijón and eventually the region of Galicia.

    The first section of the AP-8 opened in 1971 between Amorebieta and Basauri. It was finished in 1976, with the opening of the international connection to the A63 autoroute in France. Additionally, the new southern ring road of Bilbao, designated as AP-8 and commonly known as the Supersur [es], opened in 2011.

    List of junctions

    Location Junction (km) Destinations Notes
    Irun 0 N-121-A – Irun, Pamplona Eastern terminus; continues north-east as the French A63
    Irun 4 Irun Eastbound exit and westbound entry only
    Irun 7 Irun, Hondarribia
    Oiartzun Área de Servicio Oiartzun Truck Park
    Oiartzun 11 Oiartzun Westbound exit and eastbound entry only
    Donostia / San Sebastián 12 Donostia / San Sebastián, Errenteria Eastern end of AP-1 concurrency
    Astigarraga Área de Servicio Astigarraga Eastbound only
    Iruña / Pamplona 19 A-15 – Pamplona

    Donostia / San Sebastián, Astigarraga
    Herani Área de Servicio
    Lasarte-Oria 24 N-1 – Lasarte-Oria Westbound exit and eastbound entry only
    Txikierdi Auzoa 27 Donostia / San Sebastián Eastbound exit and westbound entry only
    Orio 33 N-634 – Orio Westbound exit and eastbound entry only
    Zarautz 38 N-634 – Zarautz, Getaria
    Arroa Behea 48 N-634 – Zumaia

    Zestoa
    Itziar 54 N-634 – Itziar, Deba, Mutriku
    Elgoibar 64 N-634 – Elgoibar, Mendaro

    Azkoitia
    Maltzaga Auzoa 69 AP-1 – Bergara, Vitoria-Gasteiz Western end of AP-1 concurrency.
    Eibar 71 N-634 – Eibar
    Ermua 77 N-634 – Ermua
    Durango 84 N-636 – Elorrio

    N-634 – Abadiño, Berriz
    Iurreta 88 Iurreta, Durango
    Amorebieta-Etxano 97 Amorebieta-Etxano Westbound exit only.
    Amorebieta-Etxano 100 Amorebieta-Etxano Junction and área de servicio
    Kortederra Auzoa 103 N-637 – Bilbao, Barakaldo, Getxo Westbound exit and eastbound only.
    Erletxe 104 N-637 – Bilbao, Artxanda, Santander Eastbound exit and westbound entry only.
    Bekea 105 N-240 – Vitoria-Gasteiz

    N-634 – Galdakao
    Egia Auzoa 107 Galdakao Eastbound exit and westbound entry only.
    Olabarrieta Auzoa 109

    N-634 – Bilbao

    		 Westbound exit and eastbound entry only.
    Urbi 110 AP-68 – Vitoria-Gasteiz, Burgos Westbound exit and eastbound entry only.
    Urbi 111 N-634 – Arrigorriaga, Basauri Eastbound exit and westbound entry only.
    Buia Auzoa - AP-68 – Vitoria-Gasteiz, Burgos Eastbound exit and westbound entry only. Western terminus; continues west as the A-8
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

    Notes

    1. ↑ The segment in Biscay is 31.05 km (19.29 mi), not including the Supersur [es]. The segment in Gipuzkoa is 79.94 km (49.67 mi) long.

    References

    1. ↑ "NORMA FORAL 5/2021, de 20 de octubre, de carreteras de Bizkaia" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de Bizkaia (in Spanish) (205): 48. 25 October 2021.
    2. ↑ "Catálogo de Carreteras de la Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa". Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
    3. ↑ "Amorebieta-Basauri: 10 minutos". El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco (in Spanish). 26 June 1971. p. 7. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
    4. ↑ "La autopista Bilbao-Behobia, terminada". El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco (in Spanish). 30 June 1976. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
    5. ↑ "La Supersur de Bilbao estará operativa a mediados del 2023". El Canal Marítimo y Logístico (in Spanish). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
    6. ↑ de las Heras, Ainhoa; Igea, Octavio (11 September 2011). "Los vizcaínos llenan la nueva autopista con «curiosidad» y animados por la gratuidad de los primeros días". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2024.