A1 autoroute facts for kids

Quick facts for kids A1 autoroute
Autoroute du Nord
Route information
Part of E 15 / E 17 / E 19
Maintained by SANEF
Length	211 km (131 mi)
Existed	1967–present
Major junctions
South end	Paris (Porte de la Chapelle)
	A 86 near Paris A 3 near Seine-Saint-Denis A 29 in Picardy A 2 near Combles A 26 in Pas-de-Calais A 21 near Noyelles-Godault A 22 near Aéroport de Lesquin
North end	Lille
Highway system
Autoroutes of France

The A1 is an autoroute (motorway) in France. It is the busiest autoroute in Europe. Over 180,000 vehicles use it every day, including over 63,000 lorries. It connects Paris and Lille. It also passes next to Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport. The autoroute is 211 kilometres (131 mi) long. It is the main road linking Paris to Belgium and the Netherlands. The A26 autoroute joins the A1 autoroute near Arras. This also makes the A1 a link to Calais and England.

Exits and junctions

Exit/Junction	Destination
1	Boulevard Péripherique
2	Saint-Denis
3	Sarcelles, Amiens via N 1 and A 16
4a	Stains, Garges-lès-Gonesse
4b	La Courneuve
Aire de repos de La Courneuve
	A 86, Nanterre
5	Le Blanc-Mesnil
	A 3, A 104
6	Aéroport CDG, Senlis via N 17
Aire de services de Vémars
7	Chantilly
	Parc Astérix
8	Senlis, Creil, Meaux
Péage de Chamant
9	Pont-Sainte-Maxence
10	Compiègne, Beauvais
11	Montdidier
12	Amiens, Roye
	A 29
13	Saint-Quentin
Aire de services d'Assevillers
13.1	Albert, Péronne
	A 2
14	Bapaume
Aire de services de Wancourt
15	Arras
	A 26
Péage de Fresnes-lès-Montauban
16	Douai, Arras via N 50
16.1	Hénin-Beaumont
17	Lens
	A 21
17.1	Plate-forme multimodale de Dourges
18	Carvin
Aire de repos de Carvin
19	Seclin
20	Aéroport de Lille-Lesquin
	A 27
21	Lille

Images for kids

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  The A1 near Roissy-en-France

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  The A1 near Péronne

See also

In Spanish: Autoroute A1 (Francia) para niños