The first part of the A14 opened to traffic was Bologna–Forlì (73 km) in 1966.[2] The A14 reached the Rimini Sud junction on 13 August 1966;[3]Riccione on 15 May 1968;[4] and Cattolica on 22 July 1968.[5]
In 1969, it reached Ancona, and the approximately 50-km section in Abruzzo was also opened.[6] In 1973 the motorway was completed from Bologna to Bari (absorbing parts of A17), as well as the spur towards Ravenna.[7] The final extension towards Taranto was opened in 1975.[8]
^"Notiziario della Società 'Autostrade'" [News of the 'Autostrade' society]. Autostrade (in Italian). Anno VIII (10–11). Rome: 60. 1966. ISSN0005-1756.
^"La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie" [The network of the Autostrade society - Dates and news]. Autostrade (in Italian). Anno X (7). Rome: 51. 1968. ISSN0005-1756.
^"La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie" [The network of the Autostrade society - Dates and news]. Autostrade (in Italian). Anno X (9). Rome: 61. ISSN0005-1756.
^"Una nuova dimensione per l'Abruzzo". Autostrade (in Italian). anno XI (11). Roma: 30–31. 1969. ISSN0005-1756.
^"La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie". Autostrade (in Italian). anno XV (6). Roma: 58. 1973. ISSN0005-1756.
^"La rete della società Autostrade - Dati e notizie". Autostrade (in Italian). anno XVIII (3). Roma: 61. 1976. ISSN0005-1756.