M43 motorway (Hungary)

M43 motorway shield

M43 motorway
M43 autópálya
Map key - blue in use Map key - grey other highways
Route information
Part of
Length 57.7 km (35.9 mi)
Major junctions
From M5 near Szeged
To Csanádpalota
A1 border with  Romania
Location
Counties Csongrád
Major cities Szeged, Makó
Highway system

The M43 motorway (Hungarian: M43-as autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway that runs from the junction with the M5 Motorway west of Szeged to the Romanian border at Nagylak via Makó. Since 2015 it connects Hungary with Romania as the first border crossing on a motorway between the two countries.

Municipalities

The M43 motorway runs through the following municipalities:

Openings timeline

  • 1: Szeged; M5 – Szeged-north (3 km): 2005.12.10.
  • 2/A: Szeged-north – Szeged-Sándorfalva (4.4 km): 2010.04.01.
  • 2/B: Szeged-Sándorfalva – Szeged-Hódmezővásárhely (3.3 km): 2010.10.07.
  • 2/C: Szeged-Hódmezővásárhely – Makó (23.9 km): 2011.04.09.
  • 3: Makó – Csanádpalota (Romania border) (23.1 km): 2015.07.11.

Junctions, exits and rest area

M5 (Szeged) – Csanádpalota (57.7 km)
0 km Budapest / Röszke M5 turns toward -> Budapest or Serbia
2 km Railway Line 140 (Cegléd-Szeged)
4 km Szeged-Rókus / Kistelek
5 km Szegedi rest area
8 km Szeged-north / Sándorfalva4519
9 km Railway Line 135 (Szeged-Békéscsaba)
11 km Szeged-Felsőváros / Hódmezővásárhely
16 km Tisza River Ferenc Móra Bridge - 661 m
19 km Rákóczi telep4413
24 km Maroslele4414
31 km Kéthalmi rest area project
35 km Makó / Hódmezővásárhely430
35 km Railway Line 130 (Szolnok-Makó)
46 km Apátfalva, Kövegy / Királyhegyes4425
51 km Szent Gellért rest area, Kövegy under construction
55 km Nagylak / Csanádpalota, Tótkomlós4451
55 km Railway Line 121 (Békéscsaba-Újszeged)
57 km Krak-éri rest area Temporary border crossing
59 km Csanádpalota (H) – Nădlac (RO) border crossing
A1 motorway → to Arad, Romania Romania

Toll

From February 1, 2016, the M43 motorway is fully charged. The motorway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:

Type of vignetteAvailable section
Csongrád County full length (0 km – 57 km)

Significant artifacts

Bridge
  • Ferenc Móra Bridge (Móra Ferenc híd; 661 m or 2,169 ft) over Tisza river

European Route(s)

Name Route
59 km junction (0) – Romania Autostrada A1

See also


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