D2 motorway (Czech: Dálnice D2) is a highway in the Czech Republic. It runs from the City of Brno to the border with Slovakia[1] at the Morava river near Lanžhot, from where the Slovak diaľnica D2 leads to Bratislava. The entire route is part of European route E65.
History
Plans for the motorway existed since early 1950s. In 1958, it was decided to prepare for the resumption of motorway construction, with plans to build a motorway linking Prague, Brno and Bratislava.[2] The D2 motorway became part of the network of motorways and expressways in 1963 with the adoption of the concept of long-term development of the road network and local roads.[2]
Construction on the D2 highway began in 1974;[2] the first 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) opened in 1978. The last part of the motorway opened in 1980, when it was 141 km (88 mi) long. After the 1993 dissolution of Czechoslovakia, 61 km (38 mi) of the motorway remain in Czech Republic, with 80 km (50 mi) remaining in Slovakia.
Features
Point | Coordinates (links to map & photo sources) |
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City of Brno | 49°09′45″N 16°37′56″E / 49.162402°N 16.632129°E |
Village of Starovičky | 48°54′34″N 16°46′50″E / 48.909380°N 16.780531°E |
Border with Slovakia at the Morava river | 48°41′10″N 16°59′14″E / 48.686175°N 16.987238°E |
Images
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D2 motorway near Blučina
Route description
Country | Region | Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Czech Republic | South Moravian Region | South Moravian Region | 0 | 0.0 | — | Začátek dálnice | ![]() | Kilometrage starting point |
1 | 0.62 | — | Brno-jih | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
3 | 1.9 | — | Chrlice | |||||
11 | 6.8 | — | Blučina | |||||
Rest area | Odpočívka Zeleňák | |||||||
25 | 16 | — | Hustopeče | |||||
Rest area | Odpočívka Starovičky | |||||||
41 | 25 | — | Podivín | |||||
Rest area | Odpočívka Ladná | |||||||
48 | 30 | — | Břeclav | |||||
Rest area | Odpočívka Lanžhot | |||||||
61 | 38 | — | Břeclav–Brodské border crossing | ![]() ![]() | Kilometrage end point
Border with Slovakia; road continues as the Slovak D2 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ Kocián, Petr (2016). "The first records of Senecio inaequidens along motorways in Poland and Slovakia". Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales. 65 (2): 129. doi:10.1515/cszma-2016-0016.
- ^ a b c ČIHÁK, Miloš; HAK, František; HLADKÁ, Jolana (2013). "Agentura Lucie ve spolupráci se Společností pro rozvoj silniční dopravy". Kapitola Historie výstavby silnic a dálnic v ČR (in Czech): 11. ISBN 978-80-87138-52-6.
External links
Geographic data related to D2 motorway (Czech Republic) at OpenStreetMap
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