Roads are an important component of the republic’s transport system. In the presence of an underdeveloped railway network , the roads of Armenia are crucial in the socio-economic development of the country. The role of Armenia's highways is also indispensable in international transportation.
The public road network formed in Armenia is 7637 km, 96.7% of which is paved. For every 1000 km ² of the republic’s territory, 258 km of roads [1] .
Content
- 1 Roads
- 2 Highways
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
Roads
The first roads that we understand in their modern meaning appeared in Armenia in the 19th century . Four multi-lane “ autobahns ” disperse from Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, to Ararat , Ashtarak , Echmiadzin and Sevan .
The Meghri highway on the Yerevan - Ararat section is double: a fast “ highway ” is going around the cities to the south, and from the north is an old highway parallel to it, along which there are nearby buses. There is no such phenomenon as passes closed for the winter in Armenia .
The main routes of Armenia with the highest traffic are:
- M1 : Yerevan - Ashtarak - Gyumri - Bavra (checkpoint on the border with Georgia ). The length of the route is 173.7 km.
- M2 : Yerevan - Ararat - Kapan - Meghri - Agarak (checkpoint on the border with Iran ). The length of the route is 384.3 km.
- M3 : Yerevan - Ashtarak - Vanadzor - Gogavan (checkpoint on the border with Georgia ). The length of the route is 183.7 km.
- M4 : Yerevan - Sevan - Azatamut .
- M5 : Yerevan - Armavir - Ushakert (inactive checkpoint at the closed border with Turkey ).
- M6 : Vanadzor - Bagratashen (a checkpoint on the border with Georgia ).
- M7 : Vanadzor - Gyumri - Ahurik (inactive checkpoint at the closed border with Turkey ).
- M8 : Vanadzor - Dilijan .
- M9 : Talin - Karakert - Vanand.
- M10 : Sevan - Martuni - Yeghegnadzor .
- M11 : Martuni - Vardenis - Zodsky pass on the border with the Republic of Artsakh .
- M12 : Goris - Tech - border with the Republic of Artsakh , direction to Stepanakert .
- M13 : Angehakot - Shagat - the border with Nakhichevan (Azerbaijan) , closed since 1988.
- M14 : Tsovagyuh - Vardenis (highway on the eastern shore of Lake Sevan ).
- M15 : Yerevan bypass road.
- M16 : Akhtanak - Azatamut .
- M17 : Kapan - Shikahoh - Meghri .
Hitchhiking is also popular in Armenia .
Highways
In recent years, parts of several large roads in Armenia have been transformed into multi-lane highways with separated oncoming lanes. With this transformation, the numbering of these parts of the roads does not change.
- Segment from Yerevan to Ashtarak , 26 km.
- Segment from Yerevan to Ararat , 50 km.
- Segment from Yerevan to Tsovagyukh , 72 km.
- Segment from Yerevan to Armavir , 44 km.
See also
- Transport in Armenia
- Armenia license plate index
Notes
- ↑ Vardevanyan Ashot (program manager). National Action Program to Combat Desertification in Armenia . - Yerevan, 2002. - ISBN 99930-935-6-4 .