S10 highway (Georgia)

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S10
საერთაშორისო 10
Gori-Tskhinvali-Gupta-Java-Roki
Route information
Length 92.5 km (57.5 mi)
Major junctions
South end Gori
North end Roki Tunnel
Russia
Location
Municipalities Gori, Java
Major cities Gori, Tskhinvali
Highway system

The Georgian route S10 (also known as Gori-Tskhinvali-Gupta-Java-Roki) was one of the major trunk road until Georgian–Ossetian conflict (1989). It runs from Gori through Tskhinvali before reaching the border with Russia (Roki Tunnel, Shida Kartli). The length is 92.5 kilometers (57.5 mi). The highway runs through Karaleti, Ergneti and Java. After crossing the border with Russia, the highway continues to Vladikavkaz. It is part of the Transcaucasian Highway.[1]

North of village Ergneti, the highway is not controlled by the Georgian government and it is located in the breakaway republic of South Ossetia. Crossing from Georgia to South Ossetia is impossible.

References

  1. Russian Trans-Caucasian highway closed due to heavy snowfall. sott.net. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
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