This is a list motorway и expressway portions in Russia.
Note that Russian federal highways in their entirety have often been mistakenly called "motorways" in English, even though they are traditionally two-lane physically undivided roads (i.e. not controlled access highways), due to their traditional name "Avtomagistral" (Автомагистраль) which can be translated to "motorway".
The motorways and expressways have the numbering of the Russian federal highway network or their own name, as there is no separate numbering system for motorways and expressways and their sections are mostly part of the Russian federal highway network (however, Western High-Speed Diameter is a part of roads of regional importance network).
The legal speed limit on motorways and expressways is 110 km/h, and 130 km/h on some newly upgraded sections of motorway.
Sections that have been upgraded to motorway status are marked with green signs. Roads that have been upgraded to expressways or dual and single carriageway with road junction are marked with blue signs.
In the classification of roads in Russia, motorways are assigned to technical category IA and expressways to technical category IB.
In 2025, Russia will have a nationwide motorway network with a length of 2,140.9 km and expressway network of 2,773.4 km.
Motorways
Motorways are designated as Category IA roads. Name or road number Total length of the road number Motorway Total length as motorwayCrimea720 km 21–178 km (Moscow – Tula)157 kmDon 1517 km 20–121 km (Moscow – Kashira) 516–544 km (Voronezh – Rogachevka) 1024–1072 km (Novopersianovka – Rostov-on-Don) 1362–1374 km (Psekups – Saratovskaya)187.7 kmM5 Ural 2089 km 68–87 km (Ulianino - Nepetsino)20.9 kmVolga 1342 km 0–45 km (Bypass Nizhny Novgorod)45.2 kmKholmogory 1271 km 94–112 km (Vladimir Oblast)18 kmBaltia 610 km 19–114 km (Moscow – Volokolamsk)95 kmNeva 684 km15–684 km (Moscow – Saint Petersburg)669 km Vostok 1600 km 14–34 km (former , Perm – Bershet) 1211–1486 km (Dyurtyuli – Achit)295 kmCentral Ring Road525 km0–251 km (Bukharovo – Lisintsevo)251 kmSaint Petersburg Ring Road 142.2 km Entire142.2 km 189 km 6–67 km (Kemerovo – Leninsk-Kuznetsky)61 kmSpur route Klin 4 km Entire4 km Mezhdunarodnoye shosse (Moscow) 3.3 km Entire3.3 km Western Rapid Diameter 46.6 km Entire46.6 km Motorway Shali – Bavly 299 km 52–197 km (Alexeyevskoye – Almetyevsk)145 kmTotal2,140.9 km
Former motorways Name or road number Total length of the road number Motorway Total length as motorway NotesUral 1879 km 10 km in Samara Oblast24 km in Chelyabinsk Oblast34 kmDowngraded to Dual carriageway in November 2020Total34 km
Expressways
Expressways are designated as Category IB roads.
Name or road number Total length of the road number Expressway Total length as expresswayBelarus 515 km 0–66 km (Moscow – Kubinka) 380–383 km 73.4 km Ukraine 474.5 km 3.2–15 km (Leo Tolstoy Village – Kaluga) 65–86 km (Selomovo – Korakovo) 106–194 km (Obninsk – Kaluga)120 km Don 1,517 km 170–194 km (Venyov – Karniki) 228–260 km (Bogoroditsk – Kusovka) 296–322 km (Zalesskoe – Pushkari) 339–460 km (Babarykino – Horse-Kolodezsky) 493–516 km (Voronezh International Airport) – Voronezh) 633–715 km (Losevo – Verkhny Mamon) 0–51 km (Krasnodar bypass section: Plastunovskaya – Maryanskaya) 359 kmUral 3,287.7 km 130–194 km (Yekaterinburg - Cherkaskul) 199–221 km (Ulyanovsk Bypass) 233–235 km (Ulyanovsk Bypass) 1342–1351 km 1365-1380 km 1395-1480 (Ufa Bypass)199 km Kholmogory 1271 km 17–35 km (Moscow – Pushkino)18 kmRussia 872 km 594–674 km (Saint Petersburg – Chudovo)80.6 km Vostok 810.3 km 27–837 km (Moscow – Kazan)810.3 km 23 km 24–42 km (Moscow – Moscow Domodedovo Airport)18 km 239 km 0–8 km 164–167 km 169–204 km (Sochi – Adler)38.1 km A157 46.9 km 0–37.5 km (Mineralnye Vody Airport - Yessentukskaya) 46–46.3 km (Kislovodsk)36.8 km Scandinavia 160.56 km 65–100 km (Ilyichevo – Kirillovskoye) 203–204 km (Torfyanovka)36 km A217 Primorskoye polukoltso 52.4 km 4–46 km42 km 178.6 km 3–13.5 km (Novorossiysk) 71.5–72.6 (Dzhiginka) 101–168.6 (Starotitarovskaya – Kerch)79.2 km A295 118.9 km 14.3–33.4 km (Yoshkar-Ola – Silikatniy) 114.5–126.3 km (Zelenodolsk – Kazan)30.9 km Kola 2,038.8 km 12–52 km (Saint Petersburg – Sinyavino) 68–75 km (Naziya)46.4 km Caspian Highway 1,785.2 km 0–7 km (Pushkari – Tambov)7.4 km R120 493.1 km 320.1–359.8 km (Smolensk – Pochinok)39.7 km Kavkaz 1118 km 1–6 km (Inozemtsevo bypass section) 92–103 km (Maykop) 602–622 km (In Chechnya) 656–659 km (In Chechnya) 708–718 km (In Chechnya) 1–27 km (Gudermes bypass section) 70 km R228Syzran - Saratov - Volgograd 714.1 km 661–669 km (Yerzovka)8.2 km R240Ufa - Orenburg 336.8 km 8–112 km (Ufa – Sterlitamak)104.1 km 1,133.8 km 172.9–182.9 km (Sibirsky)10 km 960.6 km 11.7–30 km (Tyumen - Kaskara) 122.4–124.9 km (Cheganova) 143.5–145 km (Tobolsk) 22.4 km 189 km 0–6 km (Kemerovo International Airport – ) 67–189 km (Leninsk-Kuznetsky – Novokuznetsk)128 kmMoscow Ring Road 108.9 km Entire108.9 kmNorth-Eastern Chord 40 km Entire40 kmSouth-Eastern Chord 36 km Entire26 kmBagration Avenue (Moscow) 11 km Entire10.3 kmThird Ring Road 35.1 km Entire35.1 kmTolyatti Bypass 98.3 km Entire98.3 kmKhabarovsk Bypass 52.8 km 13–41 km (Khabarovsk Novy Airport – Ilinka)27.1 kmKemerovo Northwestern bypass 47.6 km Entire47.6 kmMoscow High-Speed Diameter 68 km Entire (together with North-Eastern and South-Eastern Chord)(68 km)Eastern Speed Diameter (Saint Petersburg)2.6 km0–2.6 km (Western Rapid Diameter – Vitebskiy Avenue)2.6 kmTotal2,773.4 km
Dual carriageways and toll roads (speed limit 100–110 km/h) Dual carriageways with speed limits of 100–110 km/h are designated as Category IB and IW roads. However, they are not officially signposted as expressways, as some sections are regulated to a speed limit of 90 km/h by lane control lights in winter and some sections are classified as Category IW. Some sections are toll roads.
Name or road number Total length of the road number Dual carriageways Total length as Dual carriagewaysDon 1517 km 715–777 km (Boguchar bypass section) 777–933 km (In Rostov Oblast) 1091–1119 km (In Rostov Oblast) 246 kmUral 2089 km 28–37 km (Oktyabrskoye-Ostrovets bypass section) 982–1031 km (Tolyatti – Samara) 58 kmVolga 858 km 879–896 km (Kazan - Naberezhnye Chelny) 975–985 km (Kazan - Naberezhnye Chelny) 27 kmVostok ~1600 km 33–47 km (Bershet - Kukushtan, former P242 Perm — Yekaterinburg)14 km Orenburgsky Trakt 900 km 14–20 km (Kazan - Kazan International Airport) 6 km Sortavala 512.7 km 1–72 km (A118 - Varshko)71 kmA229 25 km 10–25 km (Kaliningrad - Chernyakhovsk - Chernyshevskoye)15 kmA289 119 km 14–133 km (Crimean Bridge - Krasnodar bypass section) https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/7400722?ysclid=m4zvsf2ccz349454149119 km Ussuri 760 km 622–637 km 675-690 km30 km05A-614 14 km 0–14 km (from to Amur Bay Bridge)14 km27A-007 15.3 km 0–15.3 km (Kaliningrad north bypass)15.3 km Mytishchi High-Speed Chord 16.1 km Entire16.1 kmTotal631.4 km
Motorways or expressways under construction or planned Name or road number Section Technical categoryTotal length NotesBelarus66–160 km (Moscow Oblast)IB (Expressway)94 kmReconstruction of M1 to 2030Crimea178–456 km (Tula western bypass)IA (Motorway)54 kmSection between Aleshnya and Lapotkovo near Shchekino is plannedUkraine86–124 km (Korakovo – Maloyaroslavets)IB (Expressway)38 kmReconstruction of M3 from 2024 to 2026Central Ring Road251–403 km (Lisintsevo – M11)IA (Motorway)152 kmStart of construction in 20250–171 km (Dzhubga – Sochi)IB (Expressway)171 kmThe section will be completed in 2029Motorway Shali – Bavly197–299 km (Almetyevsk – Bavly)IA (Motorway)102 kmSection is plannedAdler bypass0–7.8 km (North of Adler)IB (Expressway)7.8 kmThe section will be completed in 2026Eastern Speed Diameter2.6–27.4 km (Vitebskiy Avenue – R21)IB (Expressway)24.8 kmSection is plannedTotal643.6 km
See also Russian federal highways Transport in Russia
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