A41 autoroute

A41 autoroute shield
A41 autoroute
Autoroute Alpine
Route information
Length112.9 km (70.2 mi)
Existed1975–present
Major junctions
South endGrenoble
North endA40 (near Genève)
Location
CountryFrance
Highway system
  • Roads in France

The A41 autoroute, also known as l'autoroute alpine, is a French motorway. The road passes through the French Alps connecting the city of Grenoble with the A40 near Geneva. It is made of two sections separated by the N201 and A43 autoroute at Chambéry.

Characteristics

The A41 motorway is made up of two sections:

  • the A41 South: 41 km long; mainly 2x2 lanes, 2x3 lanes near Grenoble;
  • the A41 North: 71 km long; mainly 2x2 lanes with a 3rd lane for slow moving vehicles on steep climbs.

History

  • 1975 : Opened the section between Annecy and Rumilly
  • 1977 : Opened the section between Chambéry and Annecy
  • 1978 : Opened the section between Grenoble and Chambéry
  • 1981 : Junction with the A40 autoroute.
  • 2008 : Opened the 19 km section between Saint-Julien-en-Genevois and Villy-le-Pelloux including Mont-Sion tunnel (3,100 m).

Junctions

Geneva to Chambéry

Exit/Junction Destination
  Exchange A40-A41 Motorway currently starts at Bonneville at a junction with the A 40 to (MâconGenevaTurin).

This will become the A 401 with the new A41 commencing at junction 13 of the A40 24 km to the west.

 19  (La Roche-sur-Foron) Towns served:
 Rest area: Evires/Eteaux
 Service Area: Groisy/Les Crêts Blancs
 18  (Cruseilles) Towns served:
 Péage de Cruseilles
 Rest Area: Villy-le-Peloux
 17  (Annecy nord) Towns served:
 16  (Annecy sud) Towns served:
 Rest Area: Les Fontanelles/La Ripaille
 15  (Rumilly) Towns served:
 Service Area: Albens/St-Girod
 14  (Aix-les-Bains nord) Towns served:
 Rest Area: Drumettaz/Mouxy
 13  (Aix-les-Bains sud) Towns served:
Exchange A41-A43-N201 Autoroute starts with a junction with the A 43 and the N 201 in the town of Chambéry

Chambéry to Grenoble

Exit/Junction Destination
Traffic follows the N 201 and then A 43 to the south until:
Exchange A43-A41 Autoroute starts again with a junction with the A 43 which heads east along the Isère valley towards Albertville and Turin
 Service Area: Chapareillan/Les Marches
 22  (Pontcharra) Towns served: Pontcharra, La Rochette
 23  (Le Touvet) Towns served: Le Touvet, Allevard
 Service Area: La Terrasse (southbound), Chonas (northbound)
 Péage de Crolles
 24  ('Crolles-Brignoud) Towns served: Brignoud, Crolles, Bernin
 Rest Area: Bois-Claret (southbound), St Nazaire-les-Eymes (northbound)
 24.1  (St-Ismier-Villard-Bonnot) Towns served: Villard Bonnot, St Ismier
 25  (Montbonnot-Domène) Towns served: Montbonnot, Domène
 26  ('Meylan Est-ZIRST) Towns served: Meylan, N 87 to Gap
 27  (La Tronche-Meylan) Towns served: Meylan-plaine, La Tronche, Grenoble-Centre, Corenc
The Autoroute terminates as the Avenue de Verdun (the N 90) towards Grenoble town centre and the A 48 to Lyon.
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