A121 highway (Russia)

The Russian route A121, also known as the Sortavala Highway, is a Russian federal highway from Saint Petersburg to R21 highway in the Republic of Karelia. On the route Saint Petersburg – Sortavala – R21 "Kola" its length is 448 km.^[1] In 2017 a 54-km-long road section to Vyartsilya and Finland–Russia border became a part of the A121 highway^[2] increasing the total length of the Sortavala Highway to 502 km.

Federal Highway A121
Федеральная автомобильная дорога А121
Sortavala Highway
Route information
Length	502 km (312 mi)
Major junctions
South end	A 118 in Saint Petersburg
North end	R 21 near Pryazha
Location
Country	Russia
Highway system
Russian Federal Highways
← A 120 → A 122

Gallery

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  A121 "Sortavala" in Pryazhinsky District of the Republic of Karelia.^[3]
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  The highway in Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast. Smorodinka River (Volchya tributary) [ru] flows beneath the bridge on the 46th km of the route.
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  A121 highway on the coast of Lake Ladoga in Pitkyarantsky District of the Republic of Karelia.
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  A bridge over Tikhaya River [ru] in Priozersky District in Leningrad Oblast.^[4]
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  An intersection with regional road 41K-160.
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  The road passes through a forest near Priozersk.

References

1. "Участок трассы "Сортавала" от Приозерска до границы с Карелией открыт в Ленобласти". Interfax. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
2. . rosavtodor.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
3. ""Сортавала" пошла в обход". Kp.ru (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. 30 October 2018.
4. "Росавтодор открыл движение по участку трассы А-121 "Сортавала" на границе Ленобласти и Карелии после реконструкции". rosavtodor.ru. Retrieved 14 June 2020.