A121 highway (Russia)
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Federal Highway A121 | ||||
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Федеральная автомобильная дорога А121 | ||||
Sortavala Highway | ||||
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Length | 502 km (312 mi) | |||
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Country | Russia | |||
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The Russian route A121, also known as the Sortavala Highway, is a Russian federal highway from Saint Petersburg to R21 highway in the Republic of Karelia. On the route Saint Petersburg – Sortavala – R21 "Kola" its length is 448 km.[1] In 2017 a 54-km-long road section to Vyartsilya and Finland–Russia border became a part of the A121 highway[2] increasing the total length of the Sortavala Highway to 502 km.
Gallery
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The highway in Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast. Smorodinka River (Volchya tributary) flows beneath the bridge on the 46th km of the route.
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A121 highway on the coast of Lake Ladoga in Pitkyarantsky District of the Republic of Karelia.
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An intersection with regional road 41K-160.
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The road passes through a forest near Priozersk.
References
[edit]- ^ "Участок трассы "Сортавала" от Приозерска до границы с Карелией открыт в Ленобласти". Interfax. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "В Карелии капитально отремонтируют еще 13 км подъезда к российско-финской границе". rosavtodor.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ ""Сортавала" пошла в обход". Kp.ru (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Росавтодор открыл движение по участку трассы А-121 "Сортавала" на границе Ленобласти и Карелии после реконструкции". rosavtodor.ru. Retrieved 14 June 2020.