Autostrada A52

Autostrada A52
Tangenziale Nord di Milano Milan north ring road
Route information
Maintained by Milano Serravalle - Milano Tangenziali
Length	26.4 km (16.4 mi)
Existed	1994–present
Major junctions
Beltway around Milan
East end	Cologno Monzese
Major intersections	A51 in Cologno Monzese A4 in Monza A8 in Baranzate A4 in Rho A50 in Rho
West end	Rho
Location
Country	Italy
Regions	Lombardy
Highway system
Roads in Italy Autostrade State Regional Provincial Municipal
← A 51 → A 53

Autostrada A52 or Tangenziale Nord di Milano ("Milan north ring road")^[1] is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") 26.4 kilometres (16.4 mi) long in Italy located in the region of Lombardy and tangent to the city and suburban area of Milan that connects the northern suburban area of the city, managed by Milano Serravalle – Milano Tangenziali. On 29 March 2005, the second section to the west was opened, not connected to the original Autostrada A52, connecting the SS 33 and the Autostrada A8.^[2]

Together with the Autostrada A50 (Milan west ring road), the Autostrada A51 (Milan east ring road) and the Autostrada A58 (Milan external east ring road), it is the largest system of ring roads around a city in Italy, for a total length greater than 100 kilometres (62 mi).^[3] By adding the urban sections of Autostrada A1 and Autostrada A4, which runs parallel to the Milan north ring road by connecting Autostrada A51, Autostrada A50 and Autostrada A58, to the four ring roads, a system of urban highways that totally surrounds the city.