Motorway D1 (Slovakia)
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| Length: | 246 km (153 mi) |
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| Planned length: | 517 km |
| From: |  D2 in Bratislava |
| Major junctions: |
 near Bratislava (planned) R1 near Trnava |
| To: | M06 border with Ukraine |
| Countries: | Slovakia |
| Regions: | Bratislava Region, Trnava Region, Trenčín Region, Žilina Region, Prešov Region, Košice Region |
| Major cities: | Bratislava, Trnava, Trenčín, Žilina, Martin, Poprad, Prešov, Košice |
D1 is a motorway (Slovak: diaľnica) in Slovakia. Its route is Bratislava(D2/D4) - Trnava(R1) - Trenčín(R2) - Púchov(R6) - Žilina(D3) - Martin(R3) - Poprad - Prešov(R4) - Košice(R4) - Michalovce - SK/UA border.
It forms part of the following European routes: E50, E58, E75, E571 and of the V.A Pan-European corridor (Trieste) - Bratislava - Žilina - Košice - Uzhorod - (Lvov)
As of August 2006, out of the total 517 km there were:
- 246,1 km in operation (7,8 km as a semi-highway)
- 68,1 km under construction (11,1 km as a semi-highway)
- 203 km in planning (35 km as semi-highway)
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[edit] History of the motorway
The first plans to connect Prague to Slovakia and Mukachevo in today's Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine, which was part of Czechoslovakia at that time, were in 1930s. The construction of the motorway (freeway) began in the Czech part in the late 1930s, but in the Slovak part nothing was built. After the World War II, highway construction was abandoned, due to post-war reconstruction. But in the 1960s, traffic was growing very fast, and a new plan for a D1 highway was available soon, without the part in Zakarpattia Oblast, which became part of the USSR in 1945.
In the Czech part of Czechoslovakia construction work began in 1967. In the Slovak part it began in 1973 by the construction of the part Ivachnová - Liptovský Mikuláš, a 14 km long section in northern Slovakia, along with the construction of the Liptovská Mara dam. The 19 km Prešov - Košice motorway was added in 1980. Until the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, another 20 km were built - from L. Mikuláš to Hybe- , totaling some 52 km in the Slovak part, contrasting to 224 km in Czech part.
Further 45 km were built after 1993, until merging with D61. Construction works continue today, and the planned date for finishing the entire highway from Bratislava to Košice varies (2010, 2012-13 or even 2018).
[edit] Sections of the motorway
As of 2006, 4 sections were open (not connected to each other):
| Motorway section | Length | Opening |
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| Bratislava - Sverepec | 165 km (102,5 mi) | 1972 - 2005 |
| Ivachnová - Važec | 48 km (30 mi) | 1973 - 2000 |
| Beharovce - Fričovce | 14 km (8,8 mi) | 2001 - 2003 |
| Prešov-south - Budimír | 19 km (12 mi) | 1982 - 1988 |
And there are 5 sections under construction:
| Motorway section | Length | Opening |
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| Sverepec - Vrtižer | 10 km (6,2 mi) | 2009/2010? |
| Vrtižer - Dolný Hričov | 13 km (8,1 mi) | 2007 |
| Važec - Mengusovce | 12 km (7,5 mi) | 2007/2008? |
| Mengusovce - Jánovce | 26 km (16,3 mi) | 2008 |
| Svinia - Prešov-west | 7 km (4,4 mi) | 2008 |
[edit] Bridges and viaducts
This is a list of bridges and viaducts as seen when moving from Bratislava:
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[edit] Tunnels
This is a list of tunnels as seen when moving from Bratislava:
- Ovčiarsko (2275 m, planned)
- Brezovec (190 m planned)
- Hôrky (338 m, planned)
- Žilina (651 m, planned)
- Višňové (7460 m, planned)
- Šútovo (400 m, planned)
- Malá Fatra (280 m, planned)
- Rojkov (1550 m, planned)
- Havran (2702 m, planned)
- Čebrať (2080 m, planned)
- Lučivná (covered tunnel, 250 m, open 2007?)
- Bôrik (999 m, open 2008)
- Šibenik (600 m, planned)
- Branisko (4975 m, 1/2 profile)
- Prešov (2520 m, planned)
- Orechový les (670 m, planned)
- Dargov (1050 m, planned)
[edit] Notes
Tunnels:
- Šútovo, Malá Fatra and Rojkov tunnels - possibly replaced by the Korbeľka Tunnel (5700 m, planned)
- Orechový les - only unoffical name
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://www.highways.sk/ (Slovak/English)
- Exit list of Highway D1 (English)
- National Motorway Company (Slovak, with many inaccuracies)
| Motorways and motorroads in Slovakia |  |
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 Motorway D1 |  Motorway D2 |  Motorway D3 |  Motorway D4 |
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 Motorroad R1 |  Motorroad R2 |  Motorroad R3 |  Motorroad R4 |  Motorroad R5 |  Motorroad R6 |  Motorroad R7 |  Motorroad NO |
