The A14 "Adriatic" is the second-longest Italian motorway. Its northern end is Bologna (where it branches off the A1) and its southern ending is at Taranto. The motorway stretches along the entire Adriatic coast.
Inaugurated in 1965, it connects to Rimini, Riccione, Cesenatico, Cattolica, Pesaro, Ancona, Civitanova, San Benedetto del Tronto, Pescara, Vasto, Termoli, Foggia and Bari.
History
The first part of the A14 opened to traffic was Bologna–Forlì (73 km) in 1966. In 1969 it reached Ancona, and the approximately 50 km section in Abruzzo was also opened. In 1973 the motorway was completed from Bologna to Bari (absorbing parts of A17), as well as the spur towards Ravenna. The final extension towards Taranto was finally opened in 1975.