Autovía A-42
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The Autovía A-43 is a highway in Castile
, Spain
. It connects Madrid
to Toledo
. It is also known as the Carretera de Toledo.
It has been superseded by the Autopista AP-41
between Madrid and Toledo. It continues south east of Toledo as an upgrade of the CM-400 passing along the Sierra de Nambroca by-passing Mora. It then crosses the Sierra de la Rabera and passes the head of the reservoir Embalse de Finisterra. At Consuegra it crosses the Autovía A-4
and heads east to Alcázar de San Juan and a junction with the N-420 at the eastern end of the Montes de Toledo.
Now in La Mancha
the road ends at Tomelloso
and the N-310.
Castile (historical region)
A former kingdom, Castile gradually merged with its neighbours to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain when united with the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Navarre...
, Spain
Spain
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. It connects Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
to Toledo
Toledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
. It is also known as the Carretera de Toledo.
It has been superseded by the Autopista AP-41
Autopista AP-41
The Autopista AP-41 is a proposed highway in central Spain. The first section from Madrid to Toledo has been completed. The road is due to follow the N-401 and N-420. It passes via the Ciudad Real. The road duplicates the Autovía A-4....
between Madrid and Toledo. It continues south east of Toledo as an upgrade of the CM-400 passing along the Sierra de Nambroca by-passing Mora. It then crosses the Sierra de la Rabera and passes the head of the reservoir Embalse de Finisterra. At Consuegra it crosses the Autovía A-4
Autovía A-4
The Autovía A-4 or Autopista AP-4 is a Spanish autovía and autopista route which starts in Madrid and ends in Cádiz....
and heads east to Alcázar de San Juan and a junction with the N-420 at the eastern end of the Montes de Toledo.
Now in La Mancha
La Mancha
La Mancha is a natural and historical region or greater comarca located on an arid, fertile, elevated plateau of central Spain, south of Madrid, stretching between the Montes de Toledo and the western spurs of the Serrania de Cuenca. It is bounded on the south by the Sierra Morena and on the north...
the road ends at Tomelloso
Tomelloso
Tomelloso is a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 33,548 .-Main sights:*Posada de los Portales *Town Hall, rebuilt in 1904...
and the N-310.
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