A12 highway (Lithuania)

The A12 highway is a highway in Lithuania (Magistralinis kelias). It forms part of the road connecting Riga and Kaliningrad (highway E77) Road passes through Joniškis, Šiauliai and Tauragė. The length of the road is 186.09 km.

A12
Riga-Šiauliai-Tauragė-Kaliningrad
Route information
Part of E77
Length	186.09 km (115.63 mi)
Major junctions
From	Plikiškės Latvia E77 / A8
To	Panemunė Russia E77 / A216 / A198
Location
Major cities	Joniškis, Šiauliai, Tauragė
Highway system
Lithuanian road system International E-road network

Dual-carriageway section just off limits of Šiauliai

A12 road near the border with Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia) heading to Tauragė.

The speed limit for most of the road length is 90 km/h. There is short 10 km dual-carriageway section south of Šiauliai. The alternative name for the road is Via Hanzeatica as the road was an important transportation corridor between cities of the Hanseatic League.