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"Motorway"

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Highway or autoban is multi lane and duplex wide road, made to provide fast traffic current. The most important feature of the highways is that they are controlled to access; the inlet and outlet are from certain points, pedestrians and animals can not enter. Highway crossings in some countries paid (eg. In some of France, Turkey, only the pass fee from trucks and TIRs is charged (eg. Germany. Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Luxembourg and Turkey are used for night lighting.

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In the places where highways are made, traffic flow is taken on the basis. It is the most important goal to minimize traffic mess in areas where traffic is intensive. The first motorway in the world opened in 1921 in Germany is 9 kilometers from AVUS in the south of Berlin. But this road was closed to traffic and only used for race purposes. The first motorway open to traffic is the way Italy connects Milan and Como cities. This was opened in 1924 on vehicle traffic. After 1925, public and private institutions in Germany have started highway constructions in the whole country. The first motorway in Turkey is 23 km, which is included in the service in 1973 and also includes the Bosphorus Bridge. Environment. 18 km after the construction of the Metrobus line has lost the highway foundation. Currently, the connection way is used in the status. The remaining 5 km section is in the highway foundation that serves with the name of O-1 and consists of 15 July Martyrs Bridge, approach viyaducs.

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The speed limit varies from 110 km to 130 km per hour. Depending on the situation of roads, this limit can sometimes be unlimited.

Germany – unlimited
Austria – 130 km/ h
Azerbaijan – 110 km/ h
Belgium – 120 km/ h
3.5 km h
United Kingdom – 112 km/ h
Bulgaria – 140 km/ h
130 km/ h
Denmark – 130 km/ h
Estonia – 110 km/ h
Faroe Islands – 130 km/ h
Finland – summer 120 km/h; winter 100 km/ h
France – 130 km/ h
Croatia – 130 km/ h
Netherlands – 130 km/ h
Iran – 120 km/ h
Ireland – 120 km/ h
Spain – 120 km/ h
Sweden – 110 km/ h
Switzerland – 120 km/ h
Italy – 130 km/ h
Iceland – 90 km/ h

Montenegro – 120 km/ h
Kazakhstan – 90 km/ h
Cyprus – 100 km/ h
Kosovo – 120 km/ h
North Cyprus Turkish Republic - 100 km/ h
Latvia – 100 km/ h
Lithuania – summer 130 km/h; winter 110 km/ h
Luxembourg – 130 km/h; 110 km/h with rain h
Hungary – 130 km/ h
Macedonia – 120 km/ h
Moldova – 110 km/ h
Norway – 90 km/ h
Poland – 140 km/ h
Portugal – 120 km/ h
Romania – 130 km/ h
Russia – 110 km/ h
Serbia – 120 km/ h
Slovakia – 130 km/ h
Slovenia – 130 km/ h
Turkey – 130 km/h and 140 km/ h
Ukraine – 130 km/ h
Greece – 120 km/ h

Highways in Turkey

Main Ingredient: Highways in Turkey
It is a major factor in the fact that highways in Turkey have a close history. The motorways here are at least three lanes in both directions (Imit East-Gebze crossroads and Hadımköy-Kine crossroads