M43 motorway (Hungary)
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| M43-as autópálya | |
  in use  other highways | |
| Route information | |
Part of  E68 | |
| Length | 57.7 km (35.9 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From |  M5 near Szeged |
| To | Csanádpalota A 1 border with  Romania |
| Location | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Counties | Csongrád |
| Major cities | Szeged, Makó |
| Highway system | |
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The M43 motorway (Hungarian: M43-as autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway that runs from the junction with the M5 Motorway west of Szeged to the Romanian border at Nagylak via Makó. Since 2015 it connects Hungary with Romania as the first border crossing on a motorway between the two countries.
Openings timeline
- 1: Szeged; M5 – Szeged-north (3 km): 2005.12.10.
- 2/A: Szeged-north – Szeged-Sándorfalva (4.4 km): 2010.04.01.
- 2/B: Szeged-Sándorfalva – Szeged-Hódmezővásárhely (3.3 km): 2010.10.07.
- 2/C: Szeged-Hódmezővásárhely – Makó (23.9 km): 2011.04.09.
- 3: Makó – Csanádpalota (
border) (23.1 km): 2015.07.11.
Junctions, exits and rest area
The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130km/h, with 
(2x2 lane road with stop lane).
| km | Destinations | Route | Notes | |
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| 0 | 
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Szeged-észak | M5 E75
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Connection to M5 motorway, towards to Budapest via Kecskemét or  SerbiaThe western terminus of European routes E68 and the motorway |
| 4 | 
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Szeged-Rókus, Kistelek |  5
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Connection to Rókus district of Szeged |
| 5 | 
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Szeged rest area | 
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| 8 |
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Sándorfalva |  4519
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| 11 |
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Szeged-Felsőváros, Hódmezővásárhely |  47
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Connection to Felsőváros district of Szeged |
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Tisza (Ferenc Móra Bridge - 661 m) | |||
| 19 |
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Rákóczi telep |  4413
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| 23 |
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Maroslele |  4414
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| 35 |
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Makó, Hódmezővásárhely |  430
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| 46 |
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Apátfalva |  4425 4434
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| 51 |
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Szent Gellért rest area, Kövegy | ||
| 55 |
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Nagylak, Csanádpalota, Tótkomlós |  448 4451
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| 57 |
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Krak-ér rest area | Temporary border crossing. | |
| 59 | 
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Csanádpalota (H) – Nădlac (RO) border crossing | ||
 A1 motorway  → to Arad, Romania
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Maintenance
The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Public Road Nonprofit Pte Ltd Co. This activity is provided by this highway engineer.
- near Makó, kilometre trench 35
Payment
From February 1, 2016, the M43 motorway is fully charged. The motorway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:
| Type of vignette | Available section |
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| Csongrád County | full length (0 km – 57 km) |
European Route(s)
| Name | Route | |
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59 km | _Otszogletu_kek_tabla.svg){kind=small} junction (0) – Autostrada A1
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Significant artifacts
- Bridge
- Ferenc Móra Bridge (Móra Ferenc híd; 661 m or 2,169 ft) over Tisza river
See also
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Autópálya M43.
- National Toll Payment Services Plc. (in Hungarian, some information also in English)
- Hungarian Public Road Non-Profit Ltd. (Magyar Közút Nonprofit Zrt.)
- National Infrastructure Developer Ltd.
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