Strada statale 7 Via Appia (SS 7) is an Italian state highway 713.45 kilometres (443.32 mi) long in Italy located in the regions of Lazio, Campania, Basilicata and Apulia that follows the path of the ancient Appian Way, connecting Rome to Brindisi.

The modern SS 7 was established in 1928 with the following route: "Roma – Velletri – Terracina – Capua – Napoli – Marigliano – Avellino – Atripalda – Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi Junction – Lioni – Ruoti – Potenza – Laterza – Castellaneta – Taranto – Francavilla – Brindisi.

The new route included a section that had previously been part of Strada statale 99 di Matera [it].

[4] In 1952, the branch connecting the SS 7 to the Rome-Ciampino airport was classified as a state road.

[5] Matera Hospital Media related to Strada statale 7 Via Appia at Wikimedia Commons