R3 expressway (Slovakia)

R3 is a mostly planned expressway (Slovak: rýchlostná cesta) passing through central Slovakia in the north-south direction along the European route E77.

Expressway R3
Rýchlostná cesta R3
     Completed        Under construction        Planned
Route information
Part of E58 E77 E572
Length19.7 km (12.2 mi)
Planned: 200 km (120 mi)
The lengths are stated without concurrences
Major junctions
From DK7 border with Poland (planned)
 
To M2 border with Hungary (planned)
Location
RegionsŽilina Region, Trenčín Region, Banská Bystrica Region, Nitra Region
Major citiesDolný Kubín, Martin, Žiar nad Hronom
Highway system

It goes from border with Hungary, moving north around Krupina to Zvolen, from there is currently planned to share an 18 km section with R1 and R2 from Budča to Žiar nad Hronom. There is also planned shared section between Žiar nad Hronom and Ráztočno near Handlová with R2. Then continues north, from Martin sharing a section with the D1, then splitting off in either Hubová, going from Dolný Kubín through the Orava River valley to Trstená and ending at border with Poland.

From the total length of cca. 230 km (excluding shared sections), these sections are in operation:

References

  1. http://dialnice.szm.com/highways/opening.html List of motorways and expressways constructions in use
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