page_title: Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit
section_title: By road convoy to Toulouse
hierarchical_section_title: Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit / By road convoy to Toulouse
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Convoi de l'A380 en attente sur la aire de L'Isle-Jourdain de rétention de l'Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit
context_page_description: The Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit is a water and road route that has been created in order to allow the transport of the outsize structural sections of the Airbus A380 airliner from their point of manufacture to Toulouse for final assembly. The route was largely created by modifying existing waterways and public roads, with the addition of some new road sections. Specially constructed ships, barges and road vehicles carry the aircraft parts on the route, as traditional transportation methods proved unfeasible. The parts are not handled directly.
  Major sections of the fuselage of the A380 are built in northern France, Germany and Spain, whilst the wings are built in the United Kingdom. Due to the size of the A380, most of these parts are moved on the surface through the Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit, although some smaller parts are carried by the A300-600ST Beluga aircraft used in the construction of other, smaller, Airbus models.
context_section_description: From Langon the parts are taken by oversize road convoys over a southerly, and indirect, route to Toulouse. The route was largely determined by the need to avoid any over-bridges. Many adjustments were necessary to junction and other layouts to allow the convoys to pass. In places new roads were constructed, some of which are reserved for the use of the convoys. Convoys travel mostly at night, laying over during the day at specially constructed secure parking areas.
  The route passes through or past the following places:
  Langon
  Bazas
  Bernos-Beaulac
  Captieux
  Maillas
  Losse
  Gabarret
  Barbotan-les-Thermes
  Eauze
  Dému
  Vic-Fezensac
  Saint-Jean-Poutge
  Auch
  Aubiet
  Gimont
  L'Isle-Jourdain
  Ségoufielle
  Lévignac
  Cornebarrieu
  The section to Toulouse is designed for transporting a package of a size up to 14 meters high, 8 meters wide and 50 meters long.
caption: Road convoy in an intermediate layover point outside L'Isle-Jourdain
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