M8 highway (Russia)
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Federal Highway M8 |
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| Федеральная автомобильная дорога M8 | |
| Kholmogory Highway | |
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| Length: | 1,271 km (790 mi) |
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| North end: | Severodvinsk |
| South end: | Moscow |
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| Russian Federal Highways | |
Coordinates: 59°39′07″N 40°34′15″E / 59.65194°N 40.57083°E
The Russian route M8, also known as the Kholmogory Highway or Yaroslavl highway, is a major trunk road that links Moscow to the Russian North in general and the sea harbour of Arkhangelsk in particular. The road runs north of Moscow across a distance of 1271 kilometres through Mytishchi, Pushkino, Sergiyev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov the Great, Yaroslavl, Danilov, Gryazovets, Vologda, Kadnikov, Velsk, Kholmogory, and Arkhangelsk, ending up in the city of Severodvinsk. It passes Moscow, Vladimir, Yaroslavl, Vologda, and Arkhangelsk Oblasts.
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