The A47 autoroute is a highway in central France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. Completed in 1983 it connects Givors

Givors

Givors is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It lies on the Rhône River about south of Lyon and on the main road between that city and Saint-Étienne. The city has long served as a crossroads between the communities of the Rhône River and those of the Loire River...

  (Lyon) to Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France. It is located in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, along the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon...

. It also serves the suburbs south-west of Lyon

Lyon

Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

 and east of Saint-Étienne.

History

• 1953 and 1962: Opening of the central section between Saint-Chamond
  Saint-Chamond
  Saint-Chamond is a commune in the Loire department in the Rhône-Alpes region in central France.-Overview:It is situated 13 km east of the city of Saint-Étienne and approximately 45 km southwest of Lyon...
  
   and Rive-de-Gier
  Rive-de-Gier
  Rive-de-Gier is a commune in the Loire department in central France.The town is located on both sides of the river Gier. It's between Saint-Etienne and Lyon and had an important part during the French industrial revolution. Rive de Gier is a town in the French department of Loire, arrondissement...
  
   (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
  Givors
  Givors is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It lies on the Rhône River about south of Lyon and on the main road between that city and Saint-Étienne. The city has long served as a crossroads between the communities of the Rhône River and those of the Loire River...
  
   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

A45 autoroute

The A45 autoroute is a proposed motorway in central France scheduled to open in 2015. Worked has been stopped after initial studies in 1993, while waiting to chose an agent to carry out the project. It will be controlled by a motorway company as yet unannounced. It will be a toll road. It will...

 to Lyon and Saint-Etienne, bypassing Givors, is built.

Junctions

• Exchange A7-A46-A47 Autoroute starts with a junction with the A7
  A7 autoroute
  The A7 Autoroute, also known as l'autoroute du Soleil is a French motorway. It continues the A6 and links Lyon to Marseille...
  
   and A46
  A46 autoroute
  The A46 autoroute is a highway in central France. It connects the town of Givors to Anse and eastern Lyon. It was completed in 1992.- Characteristics :* 2x2 lanes * 65 km long...
  
   to (Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport, Lyon
  Lyon
  Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
  
  , Vienne
  Vienne, Isère
  Vienne is a commune in south-eastern France, located south of Lyon, on the Rhône River. It is the second largest city after Grenoble in the Isère department, of which it is a subprefecture. The city's population was of 29,400 as of the 2001 census....
  
  )
• 08 (Chasse-sur-Rhône) Towns served:
• 09 (Grigny-Givors centre) Towns served: Givors
  Givors
  Givors is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It lies on the Rhône River about south of Lyon and on the main road between that city and Saint-Étienne. The city has long served as a crossroads between the communities of the Rhône River and those of the Loire River...
  
  
• 09.3 (Givors Montrond-Mornant) Towns served: Givors
• 10 (Givors ouest) Towns served: Givors
  • Service Area km 7: St-Romain-en-Gier
• 11 (Rive-de-Gier-St-Martin-la-Plaine) Towns served: Rive de Gier
• 12 (Lorette) Towns served: Lorette
• 13 (La Grand-Croix) Towns served: La Grand-Croix
• 14 (D288 vers St-Chamond) Towns served: St-Chamond via RD288.
• 15 (St-Chamond Stélytec) Towns served: St-Chamond Stélytec
  • Service Area: Pays-du-Gier
• 16 (St-Chamond La Varizelle) Towns served: St-Chamond La Varizelle
• Autoroute becomes the RN88 to Saint-Étienne
  Saint-Étienne
  Saint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France. It is located in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, along the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon...
  
   before becoming the A72
  A72 autoroute
  The A72 is an autoroute in France.The motorway is operated by Autoroutes du Sud de la France and links Clermont-Ferrand to Saint-Étienne on one of the steepest and meandrous motorways in France...
  
   to Clermont-Ferrand
  Clermont-Ferrand
  Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
  
  .

External links

• A47 autoroute in Saratlas