Strada statale 131 Carlo Felice
# Strada statale 131 Carlo Felice

The Strada statale 131 (SS 131), is the major road in Sardinia, Italy. It is a freeway that connects the towns of Porto Torres and Cagliari via Sassari, Macomer and Oristano. At 229 km, it is considered the "spinal cord" of Sardinia. It is a part of the E25 European route.

## History

Building works begun in the 19th century, under the Kingdom of Charles Felix of Sardinia, the road followed the route of the ancient Roman road Turris Lybissonis-Caralis.

The infrastructure was modernized under fascism, and in the 1970s was rebuilt, becoming a Superstrada (Dual carriageway), some stretches are classified a second category extra-urban road, and the speed limit is 90 km/h, while other ones are considered first category extra-urban road with higher speed limits (110 km/h).

* SS 131 Carlo Felice in Serrenti
* SS 131 Carlo Felice in Sassari
