Federal Highway M6 |
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Caspian Highway | |
Route information | |
Length: | 1,381 km (858 mi) |
Major junctions | |
North end: | Moscow |
South end: | Astrakhan |
Highway system | |
The Russian route M6 (also known as the Caspian Highway) is a major trunk road that links Moscow to the Caspian Sea. The road branches off the Russian route M4 south of Stupino and goes southeast across Ryazan Oblast, Tambov Oblast and Volgograd Oblast, running along the right bank of the Volga through Volgograd before terminating at Astrakhan. Its length is 1381 kilometers. The stretch between Moscow and Astrakhan is part of the European route E119, and the stretch between Volgograd and Astrakhan is part of the European route E40.
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