Between 1990 and 2012 Spain had one of the highest rates of motorway growth in Europe.
The first motorways named autopista were financed using … See more

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Spain uses this color code for highways.
• Blue for motorways owned by the national government or private companies (tolled). Some regional governments also use blue.
• Red for all other roads owned by the national government. See more

The formation of the several Autonomous Communities in the early 1980s led to the transfer of many roads to the new regional authorities. Since then, several of those roads have been upgraded to motorway level in order to ensure the internal vertebration of the … See more

The distinction between two kinds of high capacity roads is mainly a historical one, seldom with practical consequences for most but the oldest motorways. Both kinds are divided highways with full access control and at least two lanes per direction. General … See more

It is considered that the construction of motorways has helped to increase safety in Spanish roads, while generating a traffic increase. See more

Most of the high capacity roads in Spain are under the authority of the General Roads Directorate (Spanish: Dirección General de Carreteras) of the Ministry of Public Works, a department of the central Government of Spain, with the exceptions of See more