Lampėdžiai Bridge
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Lampėdžiai Bridge is a bridge in Kaunas
, Lithuania
. It crosses the Nemunas River to connect Marvelė in Aleksotas district and Lampėdžiai neighbourhood in Vilijampolė
elderate. The bridge is 446 meters in length. It carries four lanes of automobile traffic, with two lanes in each direction. The bridge, completed in 1997, is also named after a Lithuanian roadman Česlovas Radzinauskas. Lampėdžiai Bridge is a part of Via Baltica
and A5 highway
of Lithuania, and western bypass
of Kaunas.
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. It crosses the Nemunas River to connect Marvelė in Aleksotas district and Lampėdžiai neighbourhood in Vilijampolė
Vilijampole
Vilijampolė is an elderate in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, located on the right bank of the Neris River and the Nemunas River, near their confluence. The elderate covers 1,720 hectares and houses about 32,000 people....
elderate. The bridge is 446 meters in length. It carries four lanes of automobile traffic, with two lanes in each direction. The bridge, completed in 1997, is also named after a Lithuanian roadman Česlovas Radzinauskas. Lampėdžiai Bridge is a part of Via Baltica
European route E67
European route E 67 is a E-road running from Prague in the Czech Republic to Helsinki in Finland by way of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia....
and A5 highway
A5 highway (Lithuania)
The A5 highway is a highway in Lithuania . It runs from Kaunas to the Poland border, reaching Suwałki. The length of the road is...
of Lithuania, and western bypass
Bypass (road)
A bypass is a road or highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area, town, or village, to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety....
of Kaunas.