D2 motorway (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 at the Morava river near Lanžhot, from where the Slovak diaľnica D2 leads to Bratislava.

D2 Motorway
Dálnice D2
Route information
Part of
Length61 km (38 mi)
Major junctions
From D1 near Brno
To D2 border with Slovakia near Lanžhot
Location
RegionsSouth Moravian
Major citiesBrno
Highway system

Construction on the D2 highway began in 1974; 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 49.162402°N 16.632129°E / 49.162402; 16.632129 (City of Brno)
Village of Starovičky 48.909380°N 16.780531°E / 48.909380; 16.780531 (Village of Starovičky)
border with Slovakia at the Morava river 48.686175°N 16.987238°E / 48.686175; 16.987238 (Village of Starovičky)

Images

See also
  • Motorway D2 (Slovakia)

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