Route nationale 98

National road RN 98 is a French road. In its latest form, it connects Toulon to Menton. It also passes through Monaco.

The former national road there are also shown on this 1914 map, showing importance of it.

Following the transfer of highway powers to the départements in 2006, it became RD 98 and RD 559 and in Var and RD 6098 in Alpes-Maritimes.

History

The RN 98 was created in 1824 and originally connected Toulon to Saint-Tropez, succeeding Route Impériale 117, which was created on 16 December 1811. In 1870, the RN 98 was extended to connect Cogolin and Fréjus.[1] It was extended further in 1933 as far as Mandelieu-la-Napoule, following a route that was previously classified as part of the RN 7. Following a reform in 1972, the section between la Napoule and Mandelieu was declassified as the RD 2098. The RN 98 was then extended as far as Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, including the section between la Napoule and Antibes, which was previously made up of a combination of the RN 559c, the RD 41 and the RN 559. The RN 98 includes the Promenade des Anglais, Nice's large seafront avenue.

Following another reform in 2005, a former section near Hyères was reclassified as the A570 motorway.[2]

Municipalities passed through

Notable sections

References
  1. Bulletin des lois de l'Empire français. Paris: Imprimerie impériale. 1870. pp. 693–4.
  2. Décret n°2005-1499 du 5 décembre 2005 relatif à la consistance du réseau routier national., 5 December 2005, retrieved 2017-03-24
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