The A55 autoroute is a free motorway in southern France. It is 36.7 kilometres (22.8 mi) long.
The road starts at MarseilleatLa Joliette and ends to the west of Martigues where it becomes the N568 towards Arles and Nîmes.
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01 (Vieux-Port) Towns served: Vieux-Port 02 (Port) Towns served: Port with regular Ferry services to Corsica and Algeria
03Exchange A55-A557 Junction with the A557 to the A7 and Aix-en-Provence 04 (La Madrague) La Madrague 05 (L'Estaque/Le Rove) Towns served: L'Estaque, Le Rove 06 (L'Estaque-Nord) Towns served: L'Estaque, Saint-Antoine Junction A7-A55 Junction with the A7
Service Area: Rebuty/La Nerthe 07 (Marignan) Towns served: Marignane, Gignac-la-Nerthe, Le Rove 08 (Ensuès-la-Redonne) Towns served: Ensuès-la-Redonne, Carry-le-Rouet, Sausset-les-Pins 09 (La Mède-Est) Towns served: La Mède, Châteauneuf-les-Martigues 10 (La Mède-Est) Towns served: La Mède 11 (Martigues-Est) Towns served: Martigues 12 (Martigues-Sus) Towns served: Martigues, Lavéra 13 (Martiques) Towns served: Martigues D5 towards Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts and Istres End of autoroute which merges into the N568 towards Arles, Nîmes and Montpellier.The first section was opened in 1972. The last section was completed connecting this junction to the Vieux-PortofMarseille in 1989.
This motorway will be extended towards Arles by upgrading the N568 over the Plaine de la Crau. No date has been scheduled as yet, only a by-pass for Port-de-Bouc which is currently being evaluated.