Route nationale 618 or RN618 was a French national road linking Saint-Jean-de-Luz (on the Atlantic Ocean) to Argeles-sur-Mer (on the Mediterranean). En route it crossed many of the famous passes in the Pyrenees, immortalized by the Tour de France; hence its name was the "Route of the Pyrenees". In 1970, the road was down-graded and is now the RD 918 from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Arreau and the RD 618 from Arreau to Argeles-Plage.

[edit] Itinerary

The places named in bold are mountain passes used in the Tour de France.

• Saint-Jean-de-Luz
• Cambo-les-Bains
• Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Common with the former RN 133

• Larceveau-Arros-Cibits
• Mauléon-Licharre
• Issor

Common with RN 134

• Lurbe-Saint-Christau
• Arudy

Common with the former RN 134bis

• Laruns
• Col d'Aubisque
• Col du Soulor
• Arrens-Marsous
• Argelès-Gazost

Common with the former RN 21

• Luz-Saint-Sauveur
• Barèges
• Col du Tourmalet
• Sainte-Marie-de-Campan
• Col d'Aspin
• Arreau
• Col de Peyresourde
• Bagnères-de-Luchon

Common with the former RN 125

• Saint-Mamet
• Col du Portillon, Spanish frontier.

Route interrupted by the Spanish border

• Chaum
• Col des Ares
• Juzet-d'Izaut
• Col de Portet d'Aspet
• Saint-Lary
• Audressein
• Saint-Girons
• Massat
• Col de Port
• Tarascon-sur-Ariège

Common with RN 20

• Ur
• Font-Romeu
• Mont-Louis

Common with RN 116

• Bouleternère
• Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda

Common with the former RN 115

• Céret
• Le Boulou
• Argelès-sur-Mer
• Argelès-Plage