Traffic in Lithuania

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The A1 near Kaunas

This article covers the different modes of transport in Lithuania .

Road traffic

The supra-local road network in Lithuania has a length of 21,320 km: The state-owned company Kelių priežiūra is responsible for the construction and maintenance of the supra-local road network in Lithuania .

European roads

European roads in Lithuania

Trunk roads

National roads

The national roads are called krašto keliai and are marked with black numbers on a yellow background from K101 to K233.

Regional roads

The regional roads are called rajoniniai keliai . They have the numbers R1001 to R5349 (marked in white letters on a blue background).

bridges

Art piece Total length
(in meters)
Concrete bridge 1,440 45,856
Steel bridge 0.079 05,060
Wooden bridge 0.003 00.267

Rail transport

The Lithuanian railway network has a length of 1998 kilometers. Most of the lines are built in the Russian broad gauge of 1520 millimeters. Trains from Warsaw are switched to standard gauge in Šeštokai .

length Gauge
1,807 km 1520 mm
0.169 km 0750 mm
0.022 km 1435 mm

Air traffic

Lithuania has four international airports:

shipping

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.lra.lt/en.php/lithuanian_roads/road_pavements/1841
  2. http://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/206629/umfrage/netzlaenge-der-autobahnen-in-litauen/
  3. http://www.lra.lt/en.php/lithuanian_roads/general_data/1840
  4. ^ Official list of regional roads in Lithuania from Lietuvos automobilių kelių direkcija
  5. http://www.lra.lt/files/rajoniniai.pdf List of the Lietuvos automobilių kelių direkcija directorate