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The M10 "Russia" (Russian: "Россия") is a federal highway in Russia connecting the country's two largest cities, Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Other than in the vicinity of Moscow and Saint Petersburg, the M10 is basically a two-lane highway (one lane for each direction), with an occasional third centre lane to allow overtaking or for left-turning traffic at intersections.
History
The highway Moscow - Tver - Novgorod existed even before the founding of Saint Petersburg. Along the way there were special checkpoints (Yam) in particular Yedrovo, Valday, Yazhelbitsy, Krestsy, and Bronnitsa. The first road, 778 kilometres (483 mi) long, in this area was built by order of Peter the Great from 1712 to 1746.[1]
The construction of this road was run by an office that formed for this purpose. After the completion of the road in 1755, it was transformed into the Office of the structure of public roads. It was later known as the Commission on the Roads in the State.[2]
Route
Moscow to Saint Petersburg
The distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg by M10 is approximately 700 km.
The 'unofficial' end of the highway is since the Tsars' era commonly considered to be the Central Post Office of Saint Petersburg (Russian: Главпочтамт). Actually the Moscow Highway begins from the Victory Square in Moskovsky raion in the southern part of the city and Moskovsky Prospekt avenue which begins in the city centre on Sennaya Square, connects the highway with the centre of Saint Petersburg.
The 4 lane toll road parallel to M10 was finished in November 2019. Most parts were opened in November 2019.
Saint Petersburg to the border with Finland
From Saint Petersburg city centre to the Finnish border the distance is approximately 210 km. The route section between Saint Petersburg, and the border with Finland is known as the "Scandinavia" (Russian: Скандинавия) highway and has officially been renamed to route A181. The designation M10 stayed valid until December 2017.[3] This section is a part of the European route E18. News about the plans to expand this route section to a motorway with three lanes in each direction came out in August 2011.[4]
Characteristics
The temperature range is almost unchanged: the annual average temperature throughout the section of the road may vary between 2 and 4 °C. The average temperature in January is -11 °C. In July it is +19 °C.
The road crosses the river Sister (a tributary of the Dubna, near Klin), Volga (in Tver), Msta (near Novoselitsy), Volkhov (at Krechevitsy), etc. Bridges longer than 50 meters have a capacity of 60–80 tons. In Tver region (127 km, 132 miles), there are bridges with carrying capacity of 40 tons.
The road has from 2 to 10 lanes, mostly 2 in both directions. The width of the carriageway on the main stretch of road is 8–11 meters.
The speed ranges between 30 km/h at repair and detours, to 90 km/h. However, on a segment on the territory of Moscow and Moscow region, the regular flow (traffic) rate exceeds the allowable limit by 30–50 km/h. In general, the M-10 is considered full of accidents and stressful. There is a large flow of freight transport.[5][6]
^Марговенко, Алексей. "Дороги царей" (in Russian). журнал «Урал» 2004 год, № 10. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
^Марговенко, Алексей. "Дороги царей" (in Russian). журнал «Урал» 2004 год, № 10. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
^М-10 "Россия" (in Russian). ООО "Транспортно-экспедиционная компания "АльфаТранс". Archived from the original on 4 July 2012.
^"М-10 "Россия"" [M-10 "Russia"]. ООО «Транспортно-экспедиционная компания «АльфаТранс» (alfatrans.ru) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
E18
E105
AH8
MKAD in Moscow
A 118 in Saint Petersburg
