A8 highway (Lithuania)

A8 marker

A8
Panevėžys-Aristava-Sitkūnai
Route information
Part of
Length 87.86 km (54.59 mi)
Major junctions
From Panevėžys
To Sitkūnai
Location
Major cities Kėdainiai
Highway system
Lithuanian road system
International E-road network
A8 road section near Kėdainiai

The A8 highway is a highway in Lithuania (Magistraliniai keliai). It runs from Panevėžys, through Kėdainiai bypass to the interchange with A1 highway near Sitkūnai. From there, the road continues to Kaunas, Vilnius, Klaipėda or Warsaw. The length of the road is 87.86 km.

The speed limit along most of the road length is 90 km/h. It is one of the most important transit roads in the Baltic States (part of Via Baltica corridor).

This route is a part of International E-road network (part of European route E67).

There are distant plans to reconstruct most of the road as a motorway. Currently, 2+1 road is planned.

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