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A12 highway (Lithuania)

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A12 marker
A12
Riga-Šiauliai-Tauragė-Kaliningrad
Route information
Part of E77
Length186.09 km (115.63 mi)
Major junctions
FromPlikiškės
Latvia Latvia
E77 A 8 A8 highway
ToPanemunė
Russia Russia
E77 A 216 A216 highway
A 198 A198 highway
Location
CountryLithuania
Major citiesJoniškis, Šiauliai, Tauragė
Highway system
Dual-carriageway section just off limits of Šiauliai
A12 road near the border with Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia) heading to Tauragė.

The A12 highway is a highway in Lithuania (Magistralinis kelias). It forms part of the road connecting Riga and Kaliningrad (highway E77) Road passes through Joniškis, Šiauliai and Tauragė. The length of the road is 186.09 km.

The speed limit for most of the road length is 90 km/h. There is short 10 km dual-carriageway section south of Šiauliai. The alternative name for the road is Via Hanzeatica as the road was an important transportation corridor between cities of the Hanseatic League.

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