Editing Bilbao (section)

=== Roads and highways ===

Bilbao is a relevant transport hub for northern Spain. Bilbao is connected to three major motorways and a series of minor roads of national and provincial level. The city lies on two international roads, the [[European route E70]] that follows the coast of the [[Bay of Biscay]] and the cities of [[Santander, Spain|Santander]] and [[Gijón]] to the west and with [[Eibar]], [[San Sebastián]] and [[Bordeaux]] to the east. The [[European route E80]] connects the city with inner Spain to the south, including [[Burgos]] and [[Salamanca]] and continuing to [[Lisbon]], and [[Toulouse]] to the north. The [[Autopista AP-68|AP-68]] motorway (European road E-804) starts in the city, joining with [[Vitoria-Gasteiz]], [[Logroño]] and ending in [[Zaragoza]].

The city is connected with the regions of [[Cantabria]], Asturias and [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] via the [[Autovía A-8|A-8]] motorway and with [[Durango, Biscay|Durango]], Eibar, San Sebastián and the French border via the [[Autopista AP-8|AP-8]] motorway, which is a toll road. The AP-68 toll motorway to the south is the main road connecting Bilbao with southern Spain and the Mediterranean coast, connecting in [[Miranda de Ebro]] with the [[Autovía A-1|A-1]] to [[Madrid]] and in Zaragoza with the [[Autopista AP-2|AP-2]] to [[Barcelona]].

Minor roads passing through Bilbao or starting in the city itself include the national road [[N-634 road (Spain)|N-634]] which connects San Sebastián with [[Santiago de Compostela]] and runs parallel to the A-8 and AP-8 motorways. The regional road BI-631 connects Bilbao with [[Bermeo]], while the BI-626 joins the city with [[Balmaseda]]. The city is circled by the BI-625 and N-637 roads, which form a half-ring to the east, and the N-634 and A-8 to the west.

The city's main arteries the [[Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro]], which crosses the financial and business district of [[Abando]] and connecting it with the [[Casco Viejo]] to the east and the San Mamés area to the west. The Sabino Arana Avenue and Juan Antonio Zunzunegui Avenue provide a direct route between the central districts and the motorways while Autonomía Street joins the southern districts on an east-west direction. The city has 14 bridges connecting opposite sides of the [[Estuary of Bilbao]] and the [[Cadagua|Kadagua]] river, including the [[La Salve]] and Euskalduna bridges, as well a series of tunnels under the [[Mount Artxanda]].