A290 highway (Russia)
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| Федеральная автомобильная дорога М25 | |
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| Route information | |
Part of  E97 E115 | |
| Length | 147 km (91 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Novorossiysk |
| To | Simferopol ferry to Crimea |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Highway system | |
The M25 is a federal road in Russia it runs east-west along the northeast shore of the Black Sea from Novorossiysk to the Port Kavkaz of the Kerch Strait ferry across the Strait of Kerch to the Crimea in the Ukraine.
Route description
The road passes through the plains of the Black Sea north of the Caucasus Mountains. No large rivers intersect this road, with very few small bridges. Several sections of the road requires more attention of drivers. Descents and climbs await at the following sites - 270 km, 280 km and 300 km, 352 km and 353 km, 356 km. Lack of visibility of 250 km, in the region of 264 km and 352 km.
Municipalities
Novorossiysk, Verkhnebakansky, Natuhaevskaya, Anapa, Yurovka, Starotitarovskaya, Sennoy.
Attractions
Novorossiysk is a city with a population of 242 thousand inhabitants, located on the shore of the bay Tsemess . A major trading port. Cove in the ancient Greeks in turn owned by the Genoese, the Turks, who built this place a fortress Sudzhuk-Calais . During the Russian-Turkish war destroyed the Russian fort and established strengthening. At this place there was a city of Novorossiysk.
Anapa is the second-largest city on the route, a seaside resort. In Anapa wine growing, many vineyards, horticulture.