D0 motorway ( cs, Dálnice D0), formerly R1 expressway ( cs, Rychlostní silnice R1), or Prague Ring Road ( cs, Pražský okruh), also called the outer ring road, is a motorway in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It is an outer ring of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

and its first segment was opened in the 1980s. There is also an inner

Prague Municipal Ring Road Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oc ...

, which is still under construction as well. 40 km, from the planned length 80 km, are in operation. Two disjunct sections are opened to the public, one going all the way from the

Ruzyně Airport Ruzyně is a district of Prague city, part of Prague 6. It has been a part of Prague since 1960. Václav Havel Airport is located in this district. Czech Airlines has its head office on the grounds of the airport. Travel Service Airlines and its ...

to the interchange with the D1 highway, the other one being a road on the eastern border of Prague. A section connecting these two segments is to be built next. Other segments under preparation include a controversial bridge over the

Vltava Vltava ( , ; german: Moldau ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Labe at M ...

river near Suchdol, with locals proposing the road to be built in a less inhabited location to the north.

Images

File: R1 u Rep.jpg , Highway D0 near Prague-

Zličín Zličín is a district and cadastral area in the west of Prague, located in an administrative district of the same name, which is part of Prague 5 Prague 5, formally the Prague Municipal District (''Městská čast Praha 5''), is a second-tier ...

File: Most2 1009 972689.JPG , Bridge over Radotín. File: Pražský okruh, Komořanský tunel.JPG , Komořany Tunnel. Motorway D0-CZ map

External links

Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic

(Czech only)

R01 Proposed roads in the Czech Republic Ring roads {{CzechRepublic-road-stub