A1Kaunas – Klaipėda. Total length of the stretch: 195 km. The motorway ends for a short section near Sujainiai (Raseiniai district municipality) as the junction here is one-level and it is used by non-motorway vehicles.
The A roads (Lithuanian: magistraliniai keliai) total 1,748.84 km (1,086.68 mi).
A1Vilnius – Kaunas – Klaipėda, 311.40 km (193.49 mi). Most important east to west corridor in Lithuania. Connects three largest Lithuanian cities: Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda. Most of the road has motorway status.
A2Vilnius – Panevėžys, 135.92 km (84.46 mi). The stretch between Vilnius and Šilagalis has motorway status.
Before World War I, there were few isolated routes suitable for transit traffic e.g. present day A12 highway, connecting Riga with Kaliningrad, or present day A6 highway which was part of highway Warsaw–Saint Petersburg that ran through Kaunas. After Lithuania became an independent country in 1918, there was increased demand for new highways for inner needs. First long-distance highways built exclusively by the Lithuanian government were opened in the late 1930s. These are following:
Samogitian highway – old highway built in the 1930s, connecting Kaunas and Klaipėda. Road section between Kaunas and Ariogala is now completely refurbished to motorway, and the road section from Ariogala to Klaipėda is serving as alternative road for a parallelly-built A1 motorway and connects local towns such as Ariogala, Raseiniai and Rietavas.
Aukštaitian highway – old highway built in the 1930s. It connects Kaunas, Kėdainiai, Panevėžys and Biržai to Riga. After building an original route, new routes were built through the course of Soviet Union and after its dissolution. The road was gradually rerouted to avoid larger urban areas, and now runs from Sitkūnai, bypasses Kėdainiai, Panevėžys, Pasvalys, Biržai, and reaches Latvian border to Riga. Rerouted highway is now part of Via Baltica.
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This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Transport in Lithuania relies mainly on road and rail networks Contents 1 Lithuanian road system 1 1 Highways 1 2 Controlled access highways sections 1 2 1 Motorway sections 1 2 2 Expressway sections 1 3 A road system 1 4 Major highway projects in Interwar Lithuania 1 5 Museum 2 Railways 2 1 Rail links with adjacent countries 3 Waterways 4 Pipelines 5 Ports and harbours 5 1 Sea ports 5 2 River ports 6 Merchant marine 7 Airports 8 See also 9 External linksLithuanian road system edit nbsp E roads in Lithuania nbsp A1 motorway near Kaunas 98 101 km total 21 238 kilometres 13 197 mi paved 14 879 km 9 245 mi unpaved 6 359 km 3 951 mi Highways edit Controlled access highways sections edit There are two categories of controlled access highways in Lithuania expressways Lithuanian greitkeliai with maximum speed 120 km h and motorways Lithuanian automagistrales with maximum speed 130 km h Motorway sections edit A1 Kaunas Klaipeda Total length of the stretch 195 km The motorway ends for a short section near Sujainiai Raseiniai district municipality as the junction here is one level and it is used by non motorway vehicles A2 Vilnius Panevezys Total length of the stretch 114 km A5 Kaunas Marijampole Total length of the stretch 57 km A1 Kaunas Vilnius There length of the stretch 55 km Kaunas Vievis and 16 km Vievis Grigiskes Expressway sections edit A9 Radviliskis Siauliai Total length of the stretch 10 km A road system edit The A roads Lithuanian magistraliniai keliai total 1 748 84 km 1 086 68 mi A1 Vilnius Kaunas Klaipeda 311 40 km 193 49 mi Most important east to west corridor in Lithuania Connects three largest Lithuanian cities Vilnius Kaunas and Klaipeda Most of the road has motorway status A2 Vilnius Panevezys 135 92 km 84 46 mi The stretch between Vilnius and Silagalis has motorway status A3 Vilnius Medininkai Border Checkpoint 33 99 km 21 12 mi Continues to Belarus and connects Vilnius with the Belarusian capital of Minsk A4 Vilnius Raigardas Border Checkpoint 134 46 km 83 55 mi Continues to Grodno Belarus A5 Kaunas border with Poland 97 06 km 60 31 mi The stretch from Kaunas to Marijampole has motorway status Continues towards Suwalki in Poland A6 Kaunas Daugavpils 185 40 km 115 20 mi Continues towards Daugavpils in Latvia A7 Marijampole Kybartai Border Checkpoint 42 21 km 26 23 mi An important transit route to Kaliningrad Oblast A8 Sitkunai Panevezys 87 86 km 54 59 mi A9 Panevezys Siauliai 78 94 km 49 05 mi Short 10 km expressway section A10 Panevezys Bauska 66 10 km 41 07 mi Continues to Bauska in Latvia Important transit route to Riga A11 Siauliai Palanga 146 85 km 91 25 mi A12 border with Latvia Panemune Border Checkpoint 186 09 km 115 63 mi A13 Klaipeda Liepaja 45 15 km 28 05 mi A14 Vilnius Utena 95 60 km 59 40 mi A15 Vilnius Lida 49 28 km 30 62 mi A16 Vilnius Marijampole 137 51 km 85 44 mi A17 Panevezys Bypass 22 28 km 13 84 mi A18 Siauliai Bypass 17 08 km 10 61 mi A19 Vilnius Southern Bypass 7 9 km 4 9 mi A20 Ukmerge Northern Bypass 7 7 km 4 8 mi A21 Panemune Eastern Bypass 4 km 2 5 mi Major highway projects in Interwar Lithuania edit Before World War I there were few isolated routes suitable for transit traffic e g present day A12 highway connecting Riga with Kaliningrad or present day A6 highway which was part of highway Warsaw Saint Petersburg that ran through Kaunas After Lithuania became an independent country in 1918 there was increased demand for new highways for inner needs First long distance highways built exclusively by the Lithuanian government were opened in the late 1930s These are following Samogitian highway old highway built in the 1930s connecting Kaunas and Klaipeda Road section between Kaunas and Ariogala is now completely refurbished to motorway and the road section from Ariogala to Klaipeda is serving as alternative road for a parallelly built A1 motorway and connects local towns such as Ariogala Raseiniai and Rietavas Aukstaitian highway old highway built in the 1930s It connects Kaunas Kedainiai Panevezys and Birzai to Riga After building an original route new routes were built through the course of Soviet Union and after its dissolution The road was gradually rerouted to avoid larger urban areas and now runs from Sitkunai bypasses Kedainiai Panevezys Pasvalys Birzai and reaches Latvian border to Riga Rerouted highway is now part of Via Baltica Museum edit Lithuanian Road MuseumRailways edit nbsp LTG Link train in Vilnius nbsp Train station in Vilnius AirportMain article Rail transport in Lithuania There is a total of 1 998 route km of railways of which 1 807 km are broad gauge of 1 520 mm 4 ft 11 27 32 in 122 km of which are electrified 169 km are narrow gauge of 750 mm 2 ft 5 1 2 in as of 2001 22 km are standard gauge of 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Rail links with adjacent countries edit Latvia yes Belarus yes Russia Kaliningrad yes Poland yes break of gauge 1 520 mm 4 ft 11 27 32 in 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Waterways editThere are 600 kilometres 370 mi that are perennially navigable Pipelines editIn 1992 there were 105 km 65 mi of crude oil pipelines and 760 km 470 mi of natural gas pipelines Ports and harbours edit nbsp Klaipeda portSea ports edit Port of Klaipeda Butinge oil terminalRiver ports edit Kaunas Rumsiskes Nida JuodkranteMerchant marine editThe merchant marine consists of 47 ships of 1 000 GT or over together totaling 279 743 GT 304 156 tonnes deadweight DWT Ships by type Cargo 25 Combination bulk 8 Petroleum tanker 2 Railcar carrier 1 Refrigerated cargo 6 Roll on roll off 2 Short sea passenger 3 Note These totals include some foreign owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience Denmark 13 2002 est Airports editIn Lithuania there are four international airports Vilnius International Airport Kaunas Airport Palanga International Airport Siauliai International Airport Paved Runways 9 in total over 3 047 m 2 1 524 to 2 437 m 4 under 914 m 3 Unpaved runways 63 in total 2 438 to 3 047 m 3 914 to 1 523 m 5 under 914 m 55See also edit nbsp Lithuania portal nbsp Transport portalExternal links editThe public transport guide Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Transport in Lithuania amp oldid 1179815069 A road system, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
