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D5 motorway (Czech Republic)

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D5 Motorway
Dálnice D5
Via Carolina
Route information
Part of E50
Length 151 km (94 mi)
Major junctions
From CZ traffic sign IS16a - D0.svg D0 in Prague
To Bundesautobahn 6 number.svg A6 border with Germany
Location
Regions: Praha, Central Bohemian, Pilsen
Major cities Prague, Pilsen
Highway system

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D5 motorway (Czech: Dálnice D5) is a highway in the Czech Republic. It runs from Prague through Plzeň into Germany. D5 is 151 km long; a bypass of Pilsen includes the 380-metre-long (1,250 ft) Valík Tunnel and the 445-metre-long (1,460 ft) bridge over the River Úhlava.

Construction of highway D5 began in 1976 and the first segment was opened in 1985. The last segment was opened in 2006.

In Germany, it continues as German autobahn A6 west to the border with France. The D5 is part of European route E50. All of D5 is the Czech part of "Via Carolina", the motorway from Nuremberg to Prague.

Very important part of the D5 highway is the tunnel Valík bypassing the city of Pilsen. The technology inside of the tunnel is controlled by a Reliance SCADA system The tunnel was opened on October 6, 2006.

Bridge over Beroun.


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