A2 motorway (Portugal)

A2
	Portuguese: Auto-estrada do Sul
	The A2 is highlighted in blue on this diagram of major highways in Portugal. The lower detail on the left shows the route taken by the A2 across the Tagus estuary on approaching Lisbon.
Route information
	Part of E-01 E-90
Length	240 km (150 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Lisbon
	35km J4 for Palmela; 56km J7 for Évora; 120km J10 for Beja; 178km J12 for Beja
South end	Albufeira
Highway system
	Roads in Portugal

The A2 (Portuguese: Autoestrada do Sul) is a major motorway (freeway) in Portugal. It connects 25 de Abril Bridge (Lisbon, the capital of Portugal), to Albufeira in the Algarve, the country's southernmost mainland province. The first section of the A2 was opened in 1966 and the last one was completed in 2002. It extends for fractionally more than 240 km (149 miles). The A2 is operated by Brisa - Auto-estradas de Portugal.

Sections of the road carry very little traffic.[1]

A3	AADT 2011	AADT 2012	% Change 2011	% Change 2012
Maia-Santo Tirso	48,356	44,761	-7.2%	-7.4%
Ponte de Lima Norte-EN 303	6,482	5,805	-10.2%	-10.4%
Overall AADT	16,509	15,058	-8.5%	-8.8%

External links

BRISA - Auto-estradas de Portugal S. A. Web site

References

Brisa Annual Report 2012 p.193 Archived October 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Brisa Annual Report 2012 p.193 Archived October 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine