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.

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Autostrada A14
Autostrada Adriatica
Route information
Maintained by ANAS
Length	743.4 km (461.9 mi)
Existed	1965–present
Major junctions
North end	Bologna
Major intersections	A1,RA11,A24,A25,RA12,A16
South end	Taranto
Location
Country	Italy
Regions	Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, Apulia
Highway system
Roads in Italy Autostrade State Regional Provincial Municipal

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Inaugurated in 1965, it connects to Rimini, Riccione, Cattolica, Pesaro, Ancona, Civitanova, San Benedetto del Tronto, Pescara, Vasto, Termoli, Foggia and Bari.

The first part of the A14 opened to traffic was Bologna–Forlì (73 km) in 1966.^{[citation needed]} The A14 reached the Rimini Sud junction on 13 August 1966;^[1] Riccione on 15 May 1968;^[2] and Cattolica on 22 July 1968.^[3]

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 opened in 1975.