Highway M15 is a
Ukrainian
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* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
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* So ...
international highway (
M-highway) connecting
Odesa
Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrati ...
to
Reni. The entire route is part of
European route E87
European route E 87 is part of the United Nations international E-road network. It is an important north–south road on the coast of Black Sea, running from Odessa (Ukraine), Tulcea (Romania), Constanţa (Romania), Varna (Bulgaria), Burga ...
. The highway is also known as the highway Odesa–Reni.
Description
The highway crosses the border with
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...
twice and west of the city of
Reni it continues as Moldovan national road M3.
Ukraine International Highways in Russian
/ref> The highway also passes the Moldovan village Palanca, Ștefan Vodă where Ukraine has jurisdiction on the road.
The highway stretches through the historic and cultural region of Budzhak and ends at the "Reni" border checkpoint
A border checkpoint is a location on an international border where travelers or goods are inspected and allowed (or denied) passage through. Authorization often is required to enter a country through its borders. Access-controlled borders ofte ...
.
The section of M15 from Reni to Izmail was previously designated as P33. A portion of the highway Odesa–Reni between Reni and Orlivka follows the narrow strip of land that is between Lake Cahul and the Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , p ...
.
Route
See also
* Roads in Ukraine
A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation.
There are many types of ...
* Ukraine Highways
* International E-road network
The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders. It also reaches Cen ...
* Pan-European corridors
References
External links
International Roads in Ukraine
in Russian
in Russian
Roads in Odesa Oblast
Roads in Ukraine
Roads in Moldova
Transport in Odesa
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