5315 x 3478 px | 45 x 29,4 cm | 17,7 x 11,6 inches | 300dpi
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Autostrada (plural: Autostrade) is the Italian and Romanian word for motorways/freeways, but is also used in several countries including Poland, Switzerland, Lithuania, Albania, Belgium, Egypt and Israel. Italy's Autostradas have the speed limit of 130 km/h (~80 mph); with the limits for trucks being lower, at 80 km/h(~50mph). During times of heavy rain or snow, the speed limits for cars is lowered to 110 km/h (~70mph). Italy was the first country in the world to build such roads, the first one being the "Autostrada dei Laghi" (Autostrada of the Lakes), from Milan to Varese, built in 1921 and finished in 1924. In 1927 the eastern Rome bypass, with a length of 96 km, was completed. It followed a dual carriageway design and was the first modern freeway bypass in Europe.[citation needed] This system of early motorways was extended in the early 1930s with the Autostrade Milano-Bergamo, Naples-Pompeii south to Naples, Florence-Sea, north to Florence, Bergamo-Brescia, Turin-Milan, Venice-Padua. Plans to further extend it southward to Sicily were scheduled in 1940. In the 1930s the Fascist government built over 100 miles (160 km) of new motorways and improved 800 miles (1, 300 km) of existing roads connecting the major cities of Italy. Construction ceased in 1941 due to World War II and the extensive bombing by the Allied forces; the war caused the best part of the highway network to fall into ruin[citation needed]. From 1952 through 1955, plans to rebuild the major links emerged. In 1955, Italy was rebuilding itself, the quality of life was increasing, and the Italians slowly but steadily bought cars and enlarged the user base of cars, scooters, motorbikes, and motorcars and trucks for transporting goods. In 1956, the first stone of the autostrada Milano-Roma-Napoli (now listed as serial number of "A1" or "Autostrada del Sole" (Highway of the sun)] was engraved.
