The Motorway D3 (formerly D18), sometimes called the

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Motorway, is a

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in northern

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. Initially, it is supposed to be only a two lane motorway in the Svrčinovec - Slovak/Polish border section, and four lane motorway in the remaining section Hričovské Podhradie - Čadca. It lies on these E-roads: E50, E75 and E442. It starts at the motorway junction with the D1, bypassing

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, then gqoes to the north around

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and

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, having an interchange with the R5, and ends near the village of Skalité, where it crosses the

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border and connects to Expressway S1.This is one of the most important motorways in Slovakia and an e-vignette is required to use this motorway. The whole motorway has 2 lanes on each side.

Sections of the motorway

External links

Exit list of Motorway D3

Interactive map of motorways
* https://ww-w.ndsas.sk/narodna-dialnicna-spolocnost Highways in Slovakia {{Slovakia-transport-stub

Sections of the motorway

See also

External links