Autostrada A8 (Italy)

Autostrada A8
Autostrada dei Laghi
Route information
Part of E35 and E62
Maintained by ANAS
Length	43.6 km (27.1 mi)
Existed	1924–present
Major junctions
From	Milan
Major intersections	A4 in Milan A50 in Milan A52 in Milan A9 in Lainate A26 in Gallarate A60 in Varese
To	Varese
Location
Country	Italy
Regions	Lombardy
Highway system
Roads in Italy Autostrade State Regional Provincial Municipal
← A 7 → A 9

The Autostrada A8 or Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway") is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") 43.6 kilometres (27.1 mi) long in northern Italy connecting Milan to Varese (on the Lake of Varese) and connecting Milan to Gallarate and Sesto Calende on Lake Maggiore and on Lake Monate (now part of the Gallarate - Gattico connection, also part of the Autostrada dei Laghi).

Autostrada A8 is commonly defined, together with the Autostrada A9, as the "Autostrada dei Laghi". The Autostrada A9 connects to the Autostrada A8 at Lainate, near Milan, and it reaches Como, on the Lake Como, and Chiasso, on the Italy–Switzerland border, where it connects to the Swiss road network. Built in 1924, Autostrada dei Laghi is the first motorway built in the world.^[1][2]

On 26 September 2023, the 5th lane in each direction in the Milan-Lainate section was opened to traffic, thus making the A8 the first motorway in Italy with 5 lanes in each direction.^[3]