Republic road I-3 () is a major road in Northern

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

. It runs between I-5 road, at the city of Byala, and I-1 road, at

Botevgrad Botevgrad ( bg, Ботевград ) is a town in western Bulgaria. It is located in Sofia Province and is close to Pravets. Botevgrad lies 47 km from Sofia. History and name The village was called Samundzhievo (Самунджиево) until ...

. The total length of the road is and it follows the E83 road. I-3 road provides one driving lane per direction and it is planned to be superseded by

Hemus motorway The Hemus motorway (, ) or Haemus motorway, designated A2, is a partially built motorway in Bulgaria. Its planned length is 418 km, of which 191 km are in operation . The motorway in operation is divided into two sections — the first ...

(A2).

Description

Road I-3 begins from junction with I-5 road, south of Byala,

Ruse Province Ruse Province ( bg, Област Русе, translit=Oblast Ruse), or Rusenska Oblast ( bg, Русенска област, former name Okrug, Ruse okrug) is a Provinces of Bulgaria, province in northern Bulgaria, named after its main city, Ruse, ...

. It runs west through the Danubian Plain and crosses the centres of several villages before reaching

Pleven Pleven ( bg, Плèвен ) is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality. It is the biggest ...

, the seventh largest city in Bulgaria. The road bypasses Pleven from north and then runs southwest. Road I-3 ends at

References

External links

Road network of Bulgaria
at RIA
Detailed road maps of Bulgaria
Bulgarian Visitor Information website Roads in Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-road-stub