The A7, or Auto-estrada do Gerês (lit. Gerês Motorway) is a motorway in northern Portugal. It connects Póvoa de Varzim to Vila Pouca de Aguiar, its main purpose was to give a fast access to the shoreline by inland cities, such as Guimarães and Vila Nova de Famalicão, thus a toll is applied. Its route is overlapped by the Complementary Itinerary 5 (IC5) route in its entirety, and the european E805 between Vila Nova de Famalicão and its eastern end.
Construction of this motorway started in 2001 and known as EIA - A7/IC5 - Lanço Póvoa de Varzim/ Famalicão which affected three archaeological sites, two of which protohistoric: Castro de Argivai in Póvoa de Varzim (a probable protohistoric farmhouse), the surrounding archeological area of Cividade de Bagunte (a protohistoric city) and Quinta dos Cavaleiros (a villa related to Nuno Álvares Pereira and in the dominium of the counts of Cavaleiros), both of the later in Vila do Conde's countryside. Possible existence of prehistoric tumuli were surveyed but delivered no results.EIA - A7/IC5 - Lanço Póvoa de Varzim/ Famalicão - Portal do Arqueólogo One of the most affected sites was Castro de Argivai. During construction in 2002, ceramics and ruins of walls surfaced.Castro de Argivai - Portal do Arqueólogo
Route + Route of the A7 road Km Exit number Destinations Exit road Notes0 ER 206 Vila do CondePóvoa de VarzimArgivaiER 2060 1 A28 Porto, Maia LeixõesA28 Maia marked on eastbound exit, Leixões on westbound exit only. Cloverleaf interchange0 2 A28 Valença, Viana do Castelo Póvoa de VarzimA28 Valença marked on approach signage only. Marked as 2 on westbound route.Cloverleaf interchange shared with 11 2 EN 206 Beiriz, Touguinha, Touguinhó hospital EN206Westbound entry, eastbound exit only.Half-trumpet2 Praça de Portagem de Rio Mau (toll)3 3 EN206 Rio Mau, Junqueira/Beiriz, Touguinha, Touguinhó hospitalEN206 2 eastbound destinations serviced and announced at this westbound exitTrumpet4 River Este20 4 EN14 Famalicão, TrofaEN14Trumpet21 5A3 Porto, S.tº Tirso/Braga, Cruz(Valença)A3Santo Tirso and Cruz only mentioned at the access road divergence.Half cloverleaf into access road, leading to trumpet interchange23 Ribeira de Gerém23 Área de serviço de Seide (service area) Serviced by Galp, formerly included a restaurant and hotel.25 6EN206 VermoimEM573 SeideAv. da Liberdade, SeideTrumpetAccess to Casa de Camilo32 River Ave33 7EN310 Pevidém Vizela Riba de Ave, SerzedeloEN310Vizela despite being a municipality, is only announced on exit.Trumpet38 8A11 Braga Guimarães (A3) ValençaA11Keep left on eastbound route.Three leg directional junctionA7 Guimarães sul A11 Felgueiras A24 Chaves/A7 V. Conde, FamalicãoA3 Porto(A7)On the eastbound route, keeping on the A7 is officially marked as exit 8 as it necessitates the right lanes to turn off. Destinations after the dash marked on the westbound route.42 9EN105 Guimarães sul (EN106) VizelaAv. de St.º Estêvão, access to EN105Trumpet46 10A42 Felgueiras, Vizela(A42) Lousada(A4) Vila RealA11Vizela mentioned on westbound route by sign and on the asphalt of the eastbound route.Trumpet46 Ribeira de Calvos49 River Vizela53 River Ferro viaduct54 Área de serviço de Fafe (service area) Serviced by Oz Energia.56 11EN206 FafeEN206Three leg directional junction56 Ribeira de ÍnsuasUnder 1176 12EN210 Celorico, Mondim, Arco Baúlhe EN205 Cabeceiras EN205, EN210Trumpet76 River Tâmega viaduct80 River Louredo viaduct81 Emergency escapeWestbound81"Agunchos viaducts"Marked in plans as Viaduto X and X-A89 13EN210 Rib.ra PenaAccess roads to EN210/ Portela Industrial ZoneTrumpet 89 Praça de Portagem de Ribeira de Pena (toll)91 Emergency escapeWestbound93 Ribeira da Ponte viaduct96 Ribeira de Além Relva viaduct97 Área de serviço do Alvão (service area) Serviced by Oz Energia.99 Ribeira do Bôco viaduct102 Rio Torno viaduct104 14A24 ESPANHA, ChavesA24TrumpetA24 Vila Real, V. P.ca Aguiar
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