Motorway D1 (Slovakia)
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| Length: | 259 km (161 mi) |
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| Planned length: | 517 km |
| From: |  D2 in Bratislava |
| Major junctions: |
 D4 near Bratislava (planned) R1 near Trnava |
| To: | M06 border with Ukraine (planned) |
| 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 January 2007, out of the total 517 km there were:
- 259 km in operation (18,6 km as a semi-motorway)
- 45,2 km under construction (11,1 km as a semi-motorway)
- 203,4 km in planning (35 km as semi-motorway)
With the exceptions of sections in Bratislava and around Branisko in the east, a vignette is required to use the motorway
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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 the 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. In 1972 construction of section from Bratislava to Senec began (it was D61 at that time) and in the 1970s extended to Trnava (total 36 km). 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 - , totalling some 52 km in the Slovak part, contrasting to 224 km in Czech part. D61 was built to the village of Horná Streda few kilometres behind Piešťany in 1988, with the total length of that section 42 km. Further 45 km were built after 1993 on D1, and another 27 km on D61, until D1 and D61 merged with each other to form the current D1 motorway.
In 1999, Dzurinda's government stopped or slowed down construction on unopened sections - around Sverepec, for example and stopped preparation for various others. Construction continues again since 2002. Construction works continue today, and the planned date for finishing the entire motorway from Bratislava to Košice varies (mostly from 2014 to 2020). The most difficult section to construct will be between Žilina and Ružomberok, as there will be the most of the tunnels on the entire motorway, including the longest one near Višňové. The motorway has also some disputed planned sections around Považská Bystrica and Prešov, as there are disagreements over the planned routes.
[edit] Sections of the motorway
As of January 2007, 5 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 |
| Vrtižer - Dolný Hričov | 12,9 km (8 mi) | January 2007 |
| 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 |
3 sections are under construction:
| Motorway section | Length | Opening |
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| 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, open 2012?)
- Brezovec (190 m, planned, open 2012?)
- Hôrky (338 m, planned, open 2012?)
- Žilina (651 m, planned, open 2012?)
- Višňové (7460 m, planned, open 2012?)
- 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 2007/2008?)
- Bôrik (999 m, open 2008)
- Šibenik (600 m, planned)
- Branisko (4975 m, 2 lanes)
- 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 unofficial name
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- D1 (Czech)
- http://www.highways.sk/ (Slovak) (English)
- Exit list of Highway D1 (English)
- National Motorway Company (Slovak)
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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 |
