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M14 highway
Route information
Part of E58 / E581 / E583
Length370 km (230 mi)
Major junctions
From H 10 at Criva; Ukraine
Major intersections R 8 at Edineț
R 7 near Rîșcani
R 14 / R 16 near Bălți
M 2 / M 21 near Chișinău
R 5 at Budești
M 4 near Tiraspol
To M 16 at Pervomaisc; Ukraine
Location
CountryMoldova
DistrictsBriceni, Edineț, Rîșcani, Bălți, Fălești, Sîngerei, Telenești, Călărași, Strășeni, Chișinău, Criuleni, Anenii Noi, Transnistria
Major citiesBriceni, Edineț, Rîșcani, Bălți, Chișinău, Tiraspol
Highway system

The M14 highway (Romanian: Drumul național M14), sometimes referred to as the M5,[1] is the longest road in Moldova, with a length of 370 km (230 mi) running from the north to the south-east. Having national road status, it is also one of the most important routes as it provides access to the three largest cities of Moldova within its internationally recognized borders: Chișinău (the capital), Tiraspol and Bălți. It forms part of the European routes E58, E581 and E583 of the International E-road network.

Route description

It starts at the north-western border with Ukraine (Chernivtsi Oblast) in Criva, as a continuation of the Ukrainian H10 coming from Chernivtsi.[2] The road heads east around 30 km to the town of Briceni from the border crossing. The town is served by the M14 through the local roads L20 and L41.[3]

The road begins to head south afterwards to the city of Edineț, which the M14 bypasses in the west.[4] The road from Edineț is part of the European route E583. Continuing to head south, near Rîșcani the M14 has a cloverleaf interchange with the republican road R7, providing access to the town, as well as to Drochia.[5] It then reaches Bălți, the second-largest city of Moldova and the location of the southern terminus of the interference with the E583, which it bypasses in the west. From Bălți, the M14 heads south-east to the capital and largest city of Moldova, Chișinău.[6]

North of Chișinău, the road meets with the M2 and M21, as well as the republican road R4 through a complex interchange.[7] Being part of E583 and interfering with the European roads E58 and E581, the M14 bypasses the capital in the north-east. From the junction with the republican road R5,[8] the road continues to head south-east to the border with the unrecognized state of Transnistria at Gura Bîcului.[9] During the Transnistria War in 1992, the bridge that the M14 has over the Dniester river was blown up,[10] and a gap was left in that area until 18 November 2017, when the bridge connecting Moldova and Transnistria reopened to traffic after reconstruction works have been completed.[11]

The road in Transnistria is controlled by the separatist government from Tiraspol, rather than the Moldovan authorities. From the unrecognized border between the two states, the M14 heads east. North of Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria and the third-largest city in Moldova within its internationally recognized borders, the M14 has a cloverleaf interchange with the M4, providing access to the city.[12] The road bypasses Tiraspol in the north-east then heads towards the city of Odessa at the Black Sea coast, reaching the border with Ukraine (Odessa Oblast) at Pervomaisc. Here, the road merges with the Ukrainian M16, which in Odessa further connects with the Ukrainian M14 road, which runs along the coast towards the Russian border.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "(hartă) Două drumuri naționale, cu o lungime totală de peste 150 km, vor fi reabilitate cu sprijinul Chinei". autoblog.md. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  2. ^ "M14 at the northern Ukrainian border". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  3. ^ "M14 at Briceni". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  4. ^ "M14 at Edineț". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  5. ^ "M14 near Rîșcani". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  6. ^ "M14 at Bălți". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  7. ^ "M14 near Chișinău". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  8. ^ "M14 at Budești". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  9. ^ "M14 at the Transnistrian border". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  10. ^ RFE/RL; Inc. Research Institute (May 1992). RFE/RL research report. RFE/RL, Inc. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. ^ "S-a redeschis podul rutier de la Gura Bîcului". Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  12. ^ "M14 near Tiraspol". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  13. ^ "M14 at the southern Ukrainian border". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
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  • M14 highway near Strășeni
    M14 highway near Strășeni
  • M14 highway at Grătiești
    M14 highway at Grătiești
  • Gas station on the M14 highway, at an intersection with a local road
    Gas station on the M14 highway, at an intersection with a local road
  • Junction on the M14 highway with republican road R5
    Junction on the M14 highway with republican road R5
  • M14 highway between Chișinău and the unrecognized state of Transnistria
    M14 highway between Chișinău and the unrecognized state of Transnistria
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