D3 motorway (Slovakia)
The Motorway D3 (formerly D18), sometimes called the Kysuce Motorway, is a motorway in northern Slovakia. Initially, it is supposed to be only a two lane motorway in the Svrčinovec - Slovak/Polish border section, and four lane motorway in the remaining section Hričovské Podhradie - Čadca. It lies on these E-roads: E50, E75 and E442.
D3 Motorway | ||||
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| Diaľnica D3 | ||||
Completed Under construction Planned | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Part of E75 | ||||
| Length | 34.8 km (21.6 mi) Under construction: 5.7 km (3.5 mi) Planned: 60.8 km (37.8 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| From | D1 near Hričovské Podhradie | |||
| R5 near Svrčinovec (planned) | ||||
| To | S1 border with Poland | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Slovakia | |||
| Regions | Žilina Region | |||
| Major cities | Žilina, Čadca | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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It starts at the motorway junction with the D1, bypassing Žilina, then gqoes to the north around Kysucké Nové Mesto and Čadca, having an interchange with the R5, and ends near the village of Skalité, where it crosses the Polish border and connects to Expressway S1.This is one of the most important motorways in Slovakia and an e-vignette is required to use this motorway. The whole motorway has 2 lanes on each side.