Highways in Slovakia

Map of the Slovak highway network

The highways in Slovakia are divided into motorways and expressways.

These dual carriageways are managed by the state-owned National Motorway Company of Slovakia - NDS, established in 2005. The first modern highway in Slovakia was the motorway towards Prague whose construction was started on May 2, 1939.

NDS is currently managing and maintaining 225.25 km of motorways (diaľnice) and 97.86 km of expressways (rýchlostné cesty).

Motorways

Example motorway road sign in Slovakia

The motorways in Slovakia, Slovak: Diaľnice (abbr. D), are defined as two-lane motorways in each direction, with emergency lane. The speed limit is 130 km/h or 80 mph. Their road signs are white on red.

• Motorway D1
• Motorway D2
• Motorway D3
• Motorway D4

Expressways

Example expressway road sign in Slovakia

The expressways in Slovakia, Slovak: rýchlostné cesty (abbr. R), are defined as dual carriageways with lower standards than that of a motorway, but with the same restrictions. The speed limit is 130 km/h or 80 mph. Their road signs are white on red.

• Expressway R1
• Expressway R2
• Expressway R3
• Expressway R4
• Expressway R5
• Expressway R6
• Expressway R7
• Expressway R8
• Expressway R9

See also

• Transport in Slovakia

External links

• NDS official web site