European route E57 explained

Country:EUR
Type:E
Route:57
Length Km:411
Terminus A:Sattledt, Austria
Direction A:North
Terminus B:Ljubljana, Slovenia
Direction B:South
Countries: Austria
Slovenia

European route E 57 is an intermediate E-road connecting the Austrian city of Sattledt with the Slovenian capital city of Ljubljana via Liezen, St. Michael, Graz and Maribor.[1]

In Austria, it follows the A9 motorway, also called Pyhrnautobahn. In Slovenia it follows the A1 motorway.

The E 57 includes the second-longest tunnel in Austria, the Plabutschtunnel, 10km (10miles) long. It also includes the Gleinalm tunnel, 8.3km (05.2miles) long, and the Bosruck tunnel, 5.5km (03.4miles) long.

Itinerary

The E 57 routes through two European countries:

Austria

See main article: Autobahns of Austria. Starting at the junction with the E56 from Nuremberg to the north-west and the E60 from Salzburg to the south.

Slovenia

See main article: Highways in Slovenia.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://search.unece.org/b/trk?uid=4b2a920667566d33&sn=38599608&ip=62.240.180.1&lgkKy=European+Agreement+on+Main+International+Traffic+Arteries&rn=1&http://www.unece.org/trans/conventn/ECE-TRANS-SC1-384e.pdf EUROPEAN AGREEMENT ON MAIN INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC ARTERIES (AGR) - Consolidated version