Autostrada A20 (Italy)
The Autostrada A20 is a toll motorway on the island of Sicily that links the city of Palermo to Messina. The motorway from Messina follows the Tyrrhenian coast for 181 km (112 mi) until it meets the A19 Palermo-Catania at Buonfornello. The motorway A20, at its eastern-end, is also connected to the A18 Messina-Catania. It's a four lane motorway (two lanes for each direction) in its whole length. Consorzio per le Autostrade Siciliane is in charge of toll collection, management, and maintenance of the motorway.[1]
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| Autostrada A20 | |
| Messina-Palermo | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 181 km (112 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Messina |
| West end | Buonfornello-A19 |
| Location | |
| Regions | Sicily |
| Highway system | |
| Autostrade of Italy | |
History
The construction of the A20 was really slow, partially because of the difficult orography of the Tyrrhenian coast. The first stretch of this motorway, from Messina Boccetta to Divieto, was opened the 1 June 1972 but works for the entire length were completed only the 21 December 2004 with the opening of the exit for Castelbuono.
Messina-Palermo
| A20 MESSINA - PALERMO | |||||
| Type | Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European Road |
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 |  Messina-Catania | 0,0 | 181,8 | ME |  |
 | Toll station Messina Sud | 0,0 | 181,8 | ME | |
 | Messina Sud - Tremestieri .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ferries | 0,0 | 181,8 | ME | |
 | Service station "Tremestieri Ovest" (asimm.) | - | 180,0 | ME | |
| Messina San Filippo | 3,5 | 178,3 | ME | |
| Messina Gazzi | 5,1 | 176,7 | ME | |
| Messina Centro  Ferries for Villa San Giovanni | 7,1 | 174,7 | ME | |
| Messina Boccetta Ferries for Villa San Giovanni | 9,1 | 172,7 | ME | |
 | Messina Giostra | | | ME | |
| Messina Annunziata | | | ME | |
| Toll station Messina Nord | 21,0 | 160,8 | ME | |
| Villafranca Tirrena (monodirectional to and from ME) | 21,0 | - | ME | |
| Service station "Divieto" | 22 | 159 | ME | |
| Rometta | 24,7 | 157,1 | ME | |
| Milazzo - Ferries for Aeolian Islands | 38,5 | 143,3 | ME | |
| Service station "Olivarella Sud" (asimm.) | - | 140 | ME | |
| Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto | 47,2 | 134,6 | ME | |
| Portorosa - Furnari | | | ME | |
| Falcone | 58,7 | 123,1 | ME | |
| Service station "Tindari" | 61 | 119 | ME | |
| Patti | 67,2 | 114,6 | ME | |
| Brolo-Capo d'Orlando est | 84,7 | 97,1 | ME | |
| Capo d'Orlando (in project) | 90,0 | 91,8 | ME | |
| Rocca di Capri Leone Capo d'Orlando ovest | 97,8 | 84,0 | ME | |
| Sant'Agata di Militello | 106,6 | 75,2 | ME | |
| Service station "Acquedolci Sud" (asimm.) | - | 70 | ME | |
| Reitano-Santo Stefano di Camastra | 135,0 | 46,8 | ME | |
| Tusa | 144,0 | 37,8 | ME | |
| Pollina-Castelbuono | 155,0 | 26,8 | PA | |
| Cefalù | 168,0 | 13,8 | PA | |
| Toll station Buonfornello | 180,8 | 1,0 | PA | |
|  Palermo-Catania | 181,8 | 0,0 | PA |  |
A19 from Buonfornello to Palermo
| A19 PALERMO - CATANIA | |||||
| Type | Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Buonfornello - Termini Imerese est  Messina Catania | 46,0 | PA | ||
| Agglomerato Industriale | 42,2 | PA | | |
| Area Servizio "Caracoli" | 34,0 | PA | | |
| Termini Imerese | 31,2 | PA | | |
| Trabia | 25,2 | PA | | |
| Altavilla Milicia | 17,2 | PA | | |
| Casteldaccia | 15,2 | PA | | |
| Bagheria | 12,2 | PA | | |
| Villabate - Ficarazzi Catanese | 5,5 | PA | | |
| Palermo Brancaccio -  Zona Industriale | 3,5 | PA | | |
 | Palermo R40 | 0,0 | PA | | |
References
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