Autopista GC-1
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Autopista GC-1 | |
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Autopista del Sur de Gran Canaria | |
Route information | |
Length | 75 km (47 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
To | Puerto de Mogán |
Location | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Canary Islands |
Province | Las Palmas |
Highway system | |
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The GC-1 (also Autopista del Sur, "Southern Highway") is a superhighway (or motorway) on the island of
GC-1 does not have motorway designation from Las Palmas to the airport, but has motorway designation from the airport to its southern end. Although the geographical name for the official name of the "Southern" highway is used, this is to differentiate it from the Autovía GC-2, and not because there are two motorways on the island.
Description
The GC1 begins south of the downtown area of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the superhighway runs within the beach of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and 2 km south intersects with the
History
The superhighway was first opened in the mid to late-1970s when tourism arrived, it first opened within Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, it later extended to the Telde as well as the airport and the subdivision area along with the industrial area and in the 1990s, extended to the touristic part of the island and finally near Arguineguín. Construction of the extension from Puerto Rico through to Puerto de Mogán started in 2009 and was completed and opened to traffic on March 25, 2013.
Municipalities
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Telde
- Ingenio
- Agüimes
- Sta. Lucía de Tirajana
- San Bartolomé de Tirajana
- Mogán
See also
- Autopista GC-2
- Autopista GC-3