Highway D5

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Via Carolina
E50
Length: 151 km (94 mi)
From: R1 in Prague
To: A6 border with Germany
Countries: Czech Republic
Regions: Praha, Central Bohemian Region, Plzeň Region
Major cities: Prague, Plzeň

Highway D5 (Czech: Dálnice D5) is a highway in the Czech Republic. It runs from Prague through Plzeň into Germany. D5 is 151 km long; a bypass of Plzeň includes the 380 m-long Valík Tunnel and 445 m-long bridge over the River Úhlava.

Construction on Highway D5 began in 1976; the first segment opened in 1982. The last segment was opened in 2006. In Germany, it continues as German autobahn A6 west to the border with France. Highway D5 is part of European route E50. All of D5 is the Czech part of "Via Carolina" the motorway from Nuremberg to Prague


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