East end: (Kiev) () West end: (Lviv) () Major
junctions: (Stryi) Length 821.5 km | Major
junctions: (Zhytomyr)
(Dubno) North end: (Lviv) South end: (Mukachevo) | |
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is a Ukrainian international highway (M-highway) connecting Kiev to the Hungarian border near Chop, where it connects to the Hungarian Highway M34.
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Map of %D0%9C06, Ukraine
General overview
is a major transnational corridor and along with combines into . The highway is also part of the 3rd and 5th Pan-European Transportation corridors as well as the "Europe-Asia" Transportation corridor. It is the second longest route spanning over 800 kilometres (500 mi). For most of its length it is categorized as the category Ia highway in Ukraine (see Roads in Ukraine). connects four major European routes , , , and .
History
The route from Lemberg via Stryj to the then Austro-Hungarian border belonged until 1918 to the Austrian crown land of Galicia and was called the Stryjer Reichsstraße.
Description
From Kiev to Lviv M06 is part of the , from Lviv to Mukacheve - on which from Stryi (Lviv Region) to Uzhhorod also follows , and then from Uzhhorod to the Hungarian border by .
From Kiev to Rivne, the road features 2 lanes in both directions with physical separation, with the exception of Zhytomyr bypass. From Rivne on, the road is mostly a single carriageway, though some dual carriageway sections exist.
Main route
Main route and connections to/intersections with other highways in Ukraine.
The route starts at the intersection of the Kiev's beltway and Victory Parkway (Prospekt Peremohy), for which it serves as an extension. It uysed to be known as Brest-Litovsk Highway (Brest-Lytovske Shose).
^a). intersects on its city's northern access route away from the main branch.
Access routes
The highway passes the following cities going around them, however it has spurred away access routes towards them.