S1 highway (Georgia)

S1
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Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze
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Route information
Part of
Length:	552 km (343 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	Russian border
East end:	Tbilisi
Location
Municipalities:	Tbilisi, Mtskheta, Kaspi, Gori, Kareli, Khashuri, Kharagauli, Zestafoni, Terjola, Tsqaltubo, Samtredia, Abasha, Senaki, Khobi, Zugdidi, Gali, Ochamchire, Gulripshi, Sokhumi, Gudauta, Gagra
Major cities:	Tbilisi, Gori, Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Sokhumi
Highway system
Roads in Georgia International Routes State Routes

S1 in Mtskheta, in the direction of Tbilisi

The Georgian route S1 (also known as Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze) is a major trunk road that runs from Tbilisi through Senaki before reaching the border with Russia near Leselidze (Abkhazia). The length is 552 kilometers (342 mi). The highway runs through Mtskheta, Gori, Khashuri, Zestaponi, Kutaisi, Samtredia, Senaki, Zugdidi, Sukhumi and Gagra. After crossing the border with Russia, the highway continues to Sochi and Krasnodar. It is part of the European route E60, E97 and E117.

North of Zugdidi, the highway it is not controlled by the Georgian government and is located in the breakaway republic of Abkhazia. Crossing from Georgia to Abkhazia is impossible.

Parts of the road, including the stretch between Tbilisi and Ruisi (100 km), is built as a dual carriageway.^[1]

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