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C-32 | |
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Corredor del Mediterrani | |
Route information | |
Length | 132 km (82 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | El Vendrell |
To | Tordera |
Location | |
Country | Spain |
Highway system | |
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C-32 is a primary highway in Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 2004 by merging three sections of existing autopistas and autovías. This re-organisation was part of a renaming of primary highways managed by the Generalitat de Catalunya. According to this new denomination, the first number (C-32) indicates that is a southwest-northeast highway (parallel to the Mediterranean Sea coastline), while the second number (C-32) indicates that is the second-closest to the Mediterranean Sea.
The Barcelona-Mataró's section of the former A-19 (now renamed to C-31 and C-32) was the first autopista ever in Spain (1969).
The C-32's southern section, also known as Autopista de Pau Casals (officially), named in honor of the famous cellist
Pablo Casals, who is known as Pau Casals in Catalan, or non-officially Túnels del Garraf after the tunnels through the
Garraf Massif, was previously named
A-16
before the redenomination. It is a partially
tolled autopista which runs parallel to the southern
Barcelona's Mediterranean coast. It starts at the intersection with the
AP-7, near
El Vendrell, and finishes at the intersection with the
Barcelona-El Prat Airport access freeway, near
Sant Boi de Llobregat.
It connects several relevant towns such as Vilanova i la Geltrú, Sitges and Castelldefels, as well as it passes close to the Barcelona-El Prat Airport.
The middle section should correspond to the actual autovía B-20, also known as Ronda de Dalt, which is a part of the Barcelona's Rondes ( ring road). This section has not been renamed yet because it is managed by the Spanish government.
The northern section is a part of the former autopista
A-19
,
[1] also known as Autopista del Maresme. It begins at the intersection of the middle section (B-20) with the
C-31, at
Montgat, and finishes at
Tordera, from where
Blanes can be reached by road. It crosses the comarca of
Maresme, connecting relevant towns such as
Vilassar de Mar,
Mataró,
Arenys de Mar,
Calella or
Malgrat de Mar. An extension of this section from Tordera to
Lloret de Mar and
Tossa de Mar is a controversial issue which is still in the middle of a discussion process.