D5 motorway (Czech Republic)

D5 motorway (Czech Republic)

Dálnice 5 number.svg

D5 Motorway
Dálnice D5
Via Carolina
Route information
Part of E50
Length: 151 km (94 mi)
Major junctions
From: SilniceI1.svg R1 in Prague
To: Bundesautobahn 6 number.svg A6 border with Germany
Location
Regions: Praha, Central Bohemian, Pilsen
Major cities: Prague, Pilsen
Highway system

Highways in the Czech Republic
Motorways • Expressways

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

Construction

Construction of highway D5 began in 1976 and the first segment was opened in 1982. The last segment was opened in 2006.

European route

In Germany, it continues as German autobahn A6 west to the border with France. The 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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