M21 highway (Moldova)

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M21 highway
Route information
Part of E58 / E581 / E584
Length60 km (37 mi)
Major junctions
From M 1 / R 1 near Chișinău
Major intersections M 2 / M 5 near Chișinău
R 4 near Dubăsari
M 4 at Dubăsari
To M 13 near Dubău; Ukraine
Location
CountryMoldova
DistrictsChișinău, Criuleni, Dubăsari, Transnistria
Major citiesChișinău, Dubăsari
Highway system

The M21 highway (Romanian: Drumul național M21) was a road in Moldova, which linked Chișinău to the border with Ukraine near Dubău via Dubăsari. It was 60 km (37 mi) long, and formed part of the European route E584 of the International E-road network. Furthermore, it also shared a small segment with the E58 and E581 north-west of Chișinău.[1]

In 2016, a government decision decommissioned the M21 and integrated the entirety of the route into the M1 highway.[2]

Route description

The M21 highway began at an intersection with the R1 road west of the capital city of Chișinău.[3] Heading north-east, it then met with the M2, M14 (now dubbed "M5") and R4. This was the northern terminus of the M21's interference with the E58 and E581 and the southern terminus of the interference with the European route E584.[4]

Between Chișinău and Dubăsari, the road doubled the republican road R4, which has its eastern terminus near Criuleni. The road then crossed the Dniester to reach the unrecognized state of Transnistria.[5]

Immediately after entering the Transnistrian territory, the road reached a roundabout with the M4 highway, which provides access to Dubăsari, which the M21 bypassed in the south-east.[5] The road then continued to head north-east to the border with Ukraine near Dubău, from where it continues as the Ukrainian highway M13, towards Kropyvnytskyi.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "M21 segment shared with E58 and E581". Google Maps. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  2. ^ Republica Moldova GUVERNUL (2016-12-30). "HOTĂRÂRE Nr. 1468 din 30-12-2016 privind aprobarea listelor drumurilor publice naționale și locale din Republica Moldova" [DECISION No. 1468 of 30-12-2016 on the approval of the lists of national and local public roads in the Republic of Moldova] (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  3. ^ "M21 west of Chișinău". Google Maps. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  4. ^ "M21 north of Chișinău". Google Maps. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  5. ^ a b "M21 around Dubăsari". Google Maps. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  6. ^ "M21 near Dubău". Google Maps. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
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