- Motorways
- Expressways
- History of construction
- See also
- External links
The highways in Slovakia are divided into motorways and expressways. These dual carriageways are managed by the state-owned National Motorway Company of Slovakia - NDS, established in 2005. The first modern highway in Slovakia should have been in the 30s planned motorway connecting Prague with northern parts of Slovakia; however the construction of the Slovak motorways was not started until 1970s. NDS is currently managing and maintaining 432 km of motorways (diaľnica) and 288 km of expressways (rýchlostné cesty). Motorways {{multiple image
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}}The motorways in Slovakia, {{lang-sk|Diaľnica}} (abbr. D), are defined as two-lane motorways in each direction, with emergency lane. The speed limit is 130 km/h or 80 mph. Their road signs are white on red. | Sign | E-roads | Route | Total length
(km) | Completed
(km) | Under construction
(km) | Map |
|---|
| From | Via | To |
|---|
| {{BAB-E|50|SVK}} {{BAB-E|58|SVK}}
{{BAB-E|75|SVK}} {{BAB-E|571|SVK}} | Bratislava
| Trnava - Trenčín - Žilina - Prešov - Košice | Záhor
{{Flagicon|UKR}} | 516.4 | 365.8 | 54.5 | | | {{BAB-E|58|SVK}} {{BAB-E|65|SVK}}
{{BAB-E|75|SVK}} | Brodské
{{Flagicon|CZE}} | Malacky - Bratislava | Čunovo
{{Flagicon|HUN}} | 80.5 | 80.5 | - | | | {{BAB-E|75|SVK}} | Skalité
{{Flagicon|POL}} | Čadca - Žilina | Hričovské Podhradie
| 60.8 | 34.8 | 5.7 | | | {{BAB-E|58|SVK}} | Jarovce
{{Flagicon|AUT}} | Bratislava bypass | Devínska Nová Ves
{{Flagicon|AUT}} | 47.9 | 5.0 | 27.3 | | | Total length: | 705.6 | 486.1 | 87.5 |
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Expressways {{multiple image
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}}The expressways in Slovakia, {{lang-sk|rýchlostné cesty}} (abbr. R), are defined as dual carriageways with lower standards than that of a motorway, but with the same restrictions. The speed limit is 130 km/h or 80 mph. Their road signs are white on red. | Sign | E-roads | Route | Total length
(km) | Completed
(km) | Under construction
(km) | Map |
|---|
| From | Via | To |
|---|
| {{BAB-E|58|SVK}} {{BAB-E|77|SVK}}
{{BAB-E|571|SVK}} | Trnava
| Nitra - Zvolen - Banská Bystrica | Ružomberok
| 221.4 | 170.0 | 0 | | | {{BAB-E|58|SVK}} {{BAB-E|77|SVK}}
{{BAB-E|571|SVK}} {{BAB-E|572|SVK}} | Trenčín
| Prievidza - Zvolen - Lučenec | Košice
| 303.8* | 53.6* | 0 | | | {{BAB-E|58|SVK}} {{BAB-E|77|SVK}}
{{BAB-E|572|SVK}} | Trstená
{{Flagicon|POL}} | Martin - Žiar nad Hronom | Šahy
{{Flagicon|HUN}} | 200* | 19.7* | 0 | | | {{BAB-E|50|SVK}} {{BAB-E|58|SVK}}
{{BAB-E|71|SVK}} {{BAB-E|371|SVK}} | Vyšný Komárnik
{{Flagicon|POL}} | Svidník − Prešov - Košice | Milhosť
{{Flagicon|HUN}} | 73.9* | 18.8* | 0 | | | {{BAB-E|75|SVK}} | Svrčinovec
{{Flagicon|CZE}} | Svrčinovec
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | | | | Lysá pod Makytou
{{Flagicon|CZE}} | Púchov | Beluša
| 25.9 | 2.7 | 0 | | | {{BAB-E|575|SVK}} | Bratislava
| Dunajská Streda - Nové Zámky - Veľký Krtíš | Lučenec
| 218.9 | 0 | 32.2 | | | | Nitra
| Topoľčany | Hradište
| 54.6 | 0 | 0 | | | Total length: | 1100.5 | 264.8 | 32.2 |
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* The lengths of the expressways are stated without concurrences. History of construction | Year | Motorways
in use
(km) | Expressways
in use
(km) | Under
construction
(km) | | 1969 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 | | 1971 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 | | 1972 | 0 | 0 | 67.0 | | 1973 | 29.3 | 0 | 76.2 | | 1974 | 29.3 | 0 | 76.2 | | 1975 | 46.1 | 13.8 | 73.0 | | 1976 | 53.3 | 13.8 | 80.8 | | 1977 | 67.6 | 13.8 | 68.7 | | 1978 | 115.6 | 13.8 | 52.4 | | 1979 | 115.6 | 16.8 | 49.8 | | 1980 | 115.6 | 28.6 | 53.1 | | 1981 | 115.6 | 32.1 | 49.6 | | 1982 | 142.7 | 32.1 | 37.8 | | 1983 | 150.1 | 32.1 | 54.6 | | 1984 | 150.1 | 32.1 | 65.0 | | 1985 | 165.2 | 32.1 | 51.0 | | 1986 | 173.1 | 47.4 | 27.9 | | 1987 | 173.1 | 47.4 | 35.7 | | 1988 | 191.9 | 47.4 | 21.1 | | 1989 | 191.9 | 50.9 | 17.5 |
| Year | Motorways
in use
(km) | Expressways
in use
(km) | Under
construction
(km) | | 1990 | 195.4 | 55.0 | 5.5 | | 1991 | 197.4 | 55.0 | 11.2 | | 1992 | 197.4 | 55.0 | 11.2 | | 1993 | 197.4 | 55.0 | 13.9 | | 1994 | 197.4 | 55.0 | 21.4 | | 1995 | 197.4 | 57.7 | 18.7 | | 1996 | 216.1 | 57.7 | 65.2 | | 1997 | 219.2 | 57.7 | 122.2 | | 1998 | 288.6 | 69.9 | 120.9 | | 1999 | 290.6 | 69.9 | 80.6 | | 2000 | 290.6 | 77.0 | 24.3 | | 2001 | 290.6 | 77.0 | 41.5 | | 2002 | 297.1 | 77.0 | 44.0 | | 2003 | 307.8 | 89.9 | 38.5 | | 2004 | 314.6 | 95.4 | 78.5 | | 2005 | 326.5 | 98.2 | 97.2 | | 2006 | 326.5 | 119.1 | 82.5 | | 2007 | 363.7 | 125.6 | 57.8 | | 2008 | 381.6 | 128.3 | 73.1 | | 2009 | 389.6 | 138.0 | 106.4 |
| Year | Motorways
in use
(km) | Expressways
in use
(km) | Under
construction
(km) | | 2010 | 414.8 | 153.6 | 85.0 | | 2011 | 417.8 | 205.8 | 66.0 | | 2012 | 416.8 | 212.0 | 67.8 | | 2013 | 417.8 | 227.2 | 91.5 | | 2014 | 417.8 | 232.9 | 132.2 | | 2015 | 464.0 | 245.0 | 74.0 | | 2016 | 464.0 | 254.5 | 144.8 | | 2017 | 483.7 | 262.4 | 128.3 | | 2018 | | 2019 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2027 | | 2028 | | 2029 |
See alsoExternal links- [https://www.ndsas.sk/en NDS official web site]
- [https://eznamka.sk/en Electronic system of vignette]
- Interactive map of highways
- [https://www.historiadialnic.sk/ History of highway construction in Slovakia]
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