A72 autoroute

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The A72 Eastbound in the steep section of the motorway.

The A72 is an autoroute (motorway) in France. It is long.

The motorway is operated by Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF) and links Balbigny to Saint-Étienne on one of the steepest and meandrous motorways in France. Over of the motorway is limited to 110 km/h (70 mph) as sections are considered too dangerous for the standard 130 km/h (80 mph) speed limit.

The motorway has 2 lanes both directions with 3 lane sections near Saint-Étienne.

The road is also numbered the European route E70. In 2006, the section between Clermont-Ferrand and the A89 spur became part of the A89.

Junctions

File:Autoroute logo model.svg A 72
Junction number & name	Northbound exits	Southbound exits
File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg 5.1	A89, Balbigny	A89, Balbigny
Exit 6	RN89, Feurs	RN89, Feurs
File:Aire d'autoroute - station essence.png Aire de la plaine du Forez
Exit 7	RD 496, Montbrison, Montrond-les-Bains	RD 496, Montbrison, Montrond-les-Bains
File:Aire de pique-nique.png Aire de Chante-Perdrix
File:Péage.png Péage de la Veauchette
Exit 8		RD 12, Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Exit 8b	RD 498, RN82, Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Exit 8a	RD 498, RN82, Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Exit 9	RD 100, Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert	RD 100, Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Exit 10	RD 201, Villars	RD 201, Villars
Exit 11		Rue Francis Léger, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez
Exit 12	Rue Montyon, Rue Claude Verney-Carron, Saint-Étienne	Rue Montyon, Rue Claude Verney-Carron, Saint-Étienne
Exit 13		Rue Charles Cholat, Saint-Étienne
Exit 14	RD 3, Boulevard Georges Pompidou, Saint-Étienne	RD 3, Boulevard Georges Pompidou, Saint-Étienne
Exit 15		Rue de la Talaudière, Saint-Étienne
Exit 16		RD 32, Rue Émile Zola, Saint-Étienne, Saint-Jean-de-Bonnefonds
Exit	RN 88	RN 88, RN 488

External links

• A72 autoroute in Saratlas