Editing Transport in Italy (section)

====Regional roads====
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[[File:SR 351 Friûl.jpg|thumb|Regional road number 351 (SR 351) in [[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]]]
[[File:DRONE - Il piave dall'alto - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Regional road number 53 (SR 53) in [[Veneto]]]]

A [[Regional road (Italy)|Strada Regionale]] ([[Italian language|Italian]] for "regional road"; {{Plural abbr}} "strade regionali"), abbreviated SR, is a type of [[Italy|Italian]] [[road]] maintained by the [[regions of Italy|regions]] they traverse. A regional road is less important than a [[state highway (Italy)|state highway]], but more important than a [[Provincial road (Italy)|provincial road]]. The concept of regional road was introduced for the first time in Italy, limited to the autonomous region of [[Aosta Valley]] (where no provincial body exists), with regional law no. 1 of 10 October 1950.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.consiglio.regione.vda.it/banche_dati/leggi_regolamenti/dettaglio_i.asp?pk_lr=273&versione=S|title=Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta - Legge regionale 10 ottobre 1950, n. 1 - Testo storico|access-date=23 March 2024|language=it}}</ref>

The first roads (excluding Aosta Valley) classified as SR (acronym for ''strada regionale''; "regional road") were created following legislative decree no. 112 of 1998, in 2001. In particular, articles 99 and 101 provided for the transfer of ownership and responsibilities relating to [[State highways (Italy)|state highways]] not included in the national road network from the State to the regions, which then regulated the matter autonomously. For organizational reasons, many regions have entrusted the former state highways to the [[Provinces of Italy|provinces]], while maintaining the acronym SR.

In addition to these regional roads created following the downgrading of the state network, there are regional roads immediately classified as such (for example SR 6 in [[Apulia]] although subsequently downgraded to provincial) or former provincial regional roads such as SR 89, ex SP 62, in [[Veneto]].

The regional roads can be technically classified as ''[[strade extraurbane principali]]'' (type B road; "main extra-urban roads") or as ''strade extraurbane secondarie'' (type C road; "secondary extra-urban roads"). If they cross inhabited centers with a population greater than 9,999 inhabitants, they are roads under municipal jurisdiction and therefore urban (type D and E). If they pass through centers or inhabited areas with a population of less than 9,999 inhabitants, they are urban (type D and E), but the responsibility remains with the manager.

In addition to the roads identified by the acronym SR, there are roads managed by the region but identified by the acronym SP (for example, many SPs in the [[province of Belluno]] are managed by the Veneto Strade company with a 30% stake in the region of the same name).