S3 highway (Georgia)

The Georgian route S3 (also known as Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi) is one of the major trunk roads that runs from Mtskheta through Stepantsminda before reaching the border with Russia near Larsi (Mtsketa-Mtianeti). The length is 139 kilometers (86 mi). The highway runs through Zhinvali, Ananuri, Pasanauri and Gudauri. After crossing the border with Russia, the highway continues to Vladikavkaz. It is part of the European route E117, Asian Highway AH81 and Georgian Military Road.[1]

S3
საერთაშორისო 3
Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi
Route information
Part of E117
Length	139 km (86 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Mtskheta
North end	Larsi
Highway system
Roads in Georgia International Routes State Routes

S3 near Ananuri

S3 near Gudauri

Jvari Pass

References

1. Bryce, James (1877). TransCaucasia and Ararat. London. p. 116.

• Rosen, Roger (1999). Georgia: A Sovereign Country of the Caucasus. Hong Kong: Odyssey Publications. ISBN 962-217-748-4.