A Strada Provinciale abbreviated SP, is a Italian

Italy

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 road. Provincial roads are maintained by provinces

Provinces of Italy

In Italy, a province is an administrative division of intermediate level between a municipality and a region .-Overview:...

.

From 2002, state highways downgraded as provincial roads of Veneto

Veneto

Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...

 are maintained by regional company Veneto Strade.

A provincial road is less important than a regional road

Regional road (Italy)

A Strada Regionale , abbreviated SR, is a Italian road. Regional roads are generally maintained by regions.A regional road is less important than a state highway, but more important than provincial roads....

, but more important than municipal roads

Strada Comunale

A Strada Comunale , abbreviated SC, is a Italian road. Municipal roads are maintained by comuni.A municipal road is less important than a provincial road.The types of municipal roads are the same ones of state highways....

The types of provincial roads are the same ones of state highways.

See also

• Transport in Italy
  Transport in Italy
  - Railways :Italian railway system has a length of , of which standard gauge and electrified.The narrow gauge tracks are: of gauge ; of gauge .-High speed trains:*Turin-Milan...
  
  
• State highway (Italy)
  State highway (Italy)
  The Strade Statali, abbreviated SS, is the Italian national network of state highways. The total length for the network is about 18.000 km.The Italian state highway network are maintained by ANAS...
  
  
• Regional road (Italy)
  Regional road (Italy)
  A Strada Regionale , abbreviated SR, is a Italian road. Regional roads are generally maintained by regions.A regional road is less important than a state highway, but more important than provincial roads....
  
  
• Municipal road
  Strada Comunale
  A Strada Comunale , abbreviated SC, is a Italian road. Municipal roads are maintained by comuni.A municipal road is less important than a provincial road.The types of municipal roads are the same ones of state highways....