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| Road junction E of Brno-Poland border NE of Opava; 103 miles | Bituminous surfaced; 18-25 ft. wide; earth shoulders, 0-3 ft. wide. No major bridges; 1 underpass. | Principal internal connection between major industrial centers of central Czechoslovakia, Opava, Olomouc, Brno. | Generally hilly terrain. Road in good condition. |
| Poland border at Cesky Tesin-Zilina; 44 miles | Bituminous surfaced; 20-25 ft. wide; gravel and earth shoulders, 0-3 ft. wide. 1 bridge, 400 ft.; no bottlenecks. | Convenient access from Poland into W part of Slovakia. Intersects main E-W route through Slovakia at Zilina. | Generally flat terrain; some hilly portions along central section. Road in good condition. |
| Trencin-Austria border W of Bratislava; 95 miles | Bituminous surfaced, stretches of concrete; 20-25 ft. wide; gravel shoulders, 0-3 ft. wide. 1 major bridge, 1,530 ft.; no bottlenecks. | Main connection between Slovakia, Austria. Provides internal link between Trencin, Bratislava. | Generally flat terrain. Route scheduled to be incorporated into expressway system. |
| Poland border N of Ruzomberok-Hungary border at Sahy; 136 miles | N half mostly bituminous surfaced, stretches of gravel; 15-20 ft. wide; earth shoulders; 20-30 ft. wide; gravel shoulders, 0-6 ft. wide. No major bridges or bottlenecks. | Most direct through route Poland-Budapest. Intersects both major E-W routes in Slovakia. Serves industrial centers of Ruzomberok, Zvolen. | Generally hilly terrain, particularly in N portion. Road conditions fair to good. |
| Trencin-Kosice; 221 miles | Mostly bituminous surfaced, intermittent sections of concrete, stone block, gravel, 15-20 ft. wide; earth and gravel shoulders, 0-3 ft. wide. Road widens to 40-50 ft. for 5 miles approaching Kosice. 2 major bridges, 340 and 920 ft. No bottlenecks. | Important internal E-W link along SE Czechoslovakia. Intersects other main E-W route through Slovakia at Trencin, Kosice. | Generally hilly terrain; some areas of relative flatness. Road condition fair to good. |
| Poland border-Presov; 52 miles | Mostly bituminous surfaced, stretches of gravel; 15-20 ft. wide; earth shoulders, 0-3 ft. wide. No major bridges or bottlenecks. | N-S connection between Polish area near Krosno and NE Slovakia. | Generally hilly terrain. Road in fair condition. |
| Kosice-Hungary border; 16 miles | Bituminous surfaced; 18-30 ft. wide; gravel shoulders, 0-6 ft. wide. No important bridges, bottlenecks. | Alternate access S into Hungary; a link to main E-W routes that converge at Kosice. | Generally flat terrain. Road in good condition. |
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APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2009/06/16: CIA-RDP01-00707R000200110013-9
