Superhighways linking the region to the European network

• Midi-Pyrenees lies at the crossroads of 2 major French turnpike itineraries:

The north-south route between northern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula

the A20 and the A66: Paris-Limoges-Toulouse-Barcelona Paris from Toulouse in 6 heures A75: Paris-Clermont-Ferrand-Millau-Montpellier West-East route between the Atlantic coast and the Mediterranean basin A64: Toulouse-Tarbes-Bilbao Atlantic-Mediterranean turnpike A61-A62: Bordeaux-Toulouse-Narbonne Towards Barcelona or Montpellier-Marseilles-Italy

Source : Mobil Studio

• Travel times from Toulouse:

	Bordeaux	Marseille	Lyon	Paris	Lille	Le Havre
En	2h15	3h45	5h00	6h30	8h40	8h20
En	3h50	6h15	7h55	10h30	13h30	12h55

	Barcelone	Bilbao	Madrid	Milan	Frankfort	Rotterdam
En	3h40	4h10	8h55	8h25	12h45	11h15
En	6h10	6h45	13h55	13h50	21h50	22h20

• Major projects realized:

Oversize load itinterary (IGG)
This multimodal route (sea, river and road) links the Port of Bordeaux to Toulouse to carry aircraft structures from Aéroconstellation in England, Spain, France and Germany.  The first of oversize loads, a 14 meters height gauge, 8 meters broad and 50 meters length composed of A-380 sub-assemblies  borrowed the IGG in april 2004.
Click to see the route: DRE Midi-Pyrenees

The Millau Viaduct
This exceptional bridge on the A75 turnpike running from Paris to Montpellier is scheduled for service in late 2004. Specifications:
- 2460 meters long with 8 suspended spans , the longest spanning 342 meters.
- 2 lanes in each direction , at nearly 270 meters, above the Tarn River
- 7 pillars, of which the highest reaches 340 meters, as high as the Eiffel Tower.
Since its opening, over 7,3 million vehicles have used the Viaduct. 

Source : Eiffage