Autostrada A19 (Italy)

The Autostrada A19 is a 199 km (124 mi) motorway on the island of Sicily that links Palermo to Catania. The motorway from Palermo follows the Tyrrhenian coast eastwards for 46 km and then turns south to go over the Madonie mountains and across the centre of the island to descend into the plain of Catania.

Autostrada A19
Palermo-Catania
Route information
Maintained by ANAS
Length199 km (124 mi)
HistoryOpened: 25 October 1970 – 4 February 1975
Major junctions
FromPalermo
ToCatania
Location
CountryItaly
RegionsSicily
Highway system
  • Roads in Italy

The motorway is connected to the A20 Messina-Palermo and is linked to the A18 Catania-Messina by the RA15 (Catania's Ring Road-West).

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