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6 unusual facts about European route E40


Chuy Province

This road's section west of Bishkek is part of European route E40, known locally as Highway M-39 (based on the old USSR highway numbering scheme).

Dębica County

The county is conveniently located along the longest route in Europe, E40.

Fort de Battice

The Fort de Battice comprised at least twelve combat blocks just to the east of Battice, north of the present-day E40 highway.

Novoyavorivsk

The town is located on a major road, which ends at the border of Poland as the E40 and continues to Lviv.

Radyvyliv

It is the administrative center of the Radyvyliv Raion (district), and is located south-west of the oblast capital, Rivne, near European route E40.

Sary-Ozek, Kazakhstan

European route E40 passes through the town and is the main access road to the area.


Korday

European route E40, known locally as Highway M-39 (based on the old USSR highway numbering scheme), on its way from Bishkek to Almaty crosses the Chu River at Korday, making Korday border crossing arguably the most important crossing on the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border.

Silesian Voivodeship

It is also the crossing point for many international routes like E40 connecting Calais, Brussels, Cologne, Dresden, Wrocław, Kraków and Kiev and E75 from Scandinavia to the Balkans.


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