D2 motorway (Czech Republic)

D2 Motorway
D2 Motorway
Dálnice D2
Route information
	Part of E65
Length	61 km (38 mi)
Major junctions
From	D1 near Brno
	D55 near Břeclav (planned)
To	D2 border with Slovakia near Lanžhot
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Regions	South Moravian
Major cities	Brno
Highway system
	Highways in the Czech Republic;

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) remain in Czech Republic, 80 km (50 mi) in Slovakia.

Features

Point	Coordinates (links to map & photo sources)
City of Brno	49°09′45″N 16°37′56″E / 49.162402°N 16.632129°E / 49.162402; 16.632129 (City of Brno)
Village of Starovičky	48°54′34″N 16°46′50″E / 48.909380°N 16.780531°E / 48.909380; 16.780531 (Village of Starovičky)
Border with Slovakia at the Morava river	48°41′10″N 16°59′14″E / 48.686175°N 16.987238°E / 48.686175; 16.987238 (Village of Starovičky)

Images

D2 motorway near Blučina

Route description

Country	Region	Location	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Czech Republic	South Moravian Region	South Moravian Region	0	0.0	—	Začátek dálnice	I/41	Kilometrage starting point
			1	0.62	—	Brno-jih	D 1 E50 E65 E462
			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	D2 E65	Kilometrage end point Border with Slovakia; road continues as the Slovak D2
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Route transition

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

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[1] 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.

[Cihak-2] 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.

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