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The '''A47 autoroute''' is a {{convert|29.5|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} highway in central [[France]].  Completed in 1983 it connects [[Givors]]  (Lyon) to [[Saint-Étienne]]. It also serves the suburbs south-west of [[Lyon]] and east of Saint-Étienne.

==Characteristics==
* Toll free motorway
* 2x2 lanes
* 45&nbsp;km long

==History==
* 1953 and 1962: Opening of the central section between [[Saint-Chamond, Loire|Saint-Chamond]] and [[Rive-de-Gier]] (current Junction 11).
* 1970: Opening of an extension to Givors. In Givors, A47 is built on the site of an old road, which makes it run close to neighbouring buildings creating [[noise pollution]].
* 1983: Opening of the short section between [[Givors]] and the junction with the A7 and A46 autoroutes.  As a result, Lyon and St-Etienne are linked totally by motorway from beginning to end.
* 1991: Opening of the St-Chamond by-pass. The old A47 through St-Chamond was re-numbered the D288 (expressway).
* 1998: For the Football World Cup the section between St-Chamond and St-Etienne was widened to 2x3 lanes but this section is numbered the RN88.

==Future==
There are plans to transform sections of the A47 into an urban boulevard if the [[A45 autoroute|A45]] to Lyon and Saint-Etienne, bypassing Givors, is built.

==Junctions==
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| Exit/Junction
| Destination
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|[[Image:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg|17px|link=|alt=]]
|''Exchange A7-A46-A47'' Autoroute starts with a junction with the ''{{Jct|A|7|country=FRA}}'' and ''{{Jct|A|46|country=FRA}}'' to ([[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport|Lyon-Saint-Exupéry]] airport, [[Lyon]], [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]])
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| {{Motorway exit|8}}
| (''Chasse-sur-Rhône'') Towns served:
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|{{Motorway exit|9}}
|(''Grigny-Givors centre'') Towns served: [[Givors]]
|-
|{{Motorway exit|9.3}}
|(''Givors Montrond-Mornant'') Towns served: Givors
|-
|{{Motorway exit|10}}
|(''Givors ouest'') Towns served: Givors
|-
| colspan="2" |{{Motorway services|Service Area: St-Romain-en-Gier}}
|-
|{{Motorway exit|11}}
|(''Rive-de-Gier-St-Martin-la-Plaine'') Towns served: Rive de Gier
|-
|{{Motorway exit|12}}
|(''Lorette'') Towns served: Lorette
|-
|{{Motorway exit|13}}
|(''La Grand-Croix'') Towns served: La Grand-Croix
|-
|{{Motorway exit|14}}
|(''D288 vers St-Chamond'') Towns served: St-Chamond via ''{{Jct|D|288|country=FRA}}''
|-
|{{Motorway exit|15}}
|(''St-Chamond Stélytec'') Towns served: St-Chamond Stélytec
|-
| colspan="2" |{{Motorway services|Service Area: Pays-du-Gier}}
|-
|{{Motorway exit|16}}
|(''St-Chamond La Varizelle'') Towns served: St-Chamond La Varizelle
|-
|[[Image:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg|17px|link=|alt=]]
|Autoroute becomes the ''{{Jct|N|88|country=FRA}}'' to [[Saint-Étienne]] before becoming the ''{{Jct|A|72|country=FRA}}'' to [[Clermont-Ferrand]]
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==External links==
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*[http://saratlas.free.fr/index.php?page=autoroute&route=a47&lang=en A47 autoroute] in [[Saratlas]]

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[[Category:Autoroutes in France|A47]]