D52 motorway

D52 highway (Czech: Dálnice D52), formerly Expressway R52 (Czech: Rychlostní silnice R52) is a highway in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, currently leading from Modřice, about 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Brno, to Pohořelice, parallel to the Highway D2. It forms part of the European road E461.

This article is about the highway in the Czech Republic. For other roads, see D52.
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D52 Motorway
Dálnice D52
Route information
Part of E461
Length17 km (11 mi)
Planned: 51 km (32 mi)
Major junctions
From D 1 in Brno
To A 5 near Mikulov
Location
CountryCzech Republic
RegionsSouth Moravian
Major citiesBrno, Mikulov
Highway system

Sections of the expressway:

Expressway section Length Opening Notes
Brno – Modřice 7 km (4.3 mi) End of the 1970s Not an expressway (tram track in the middle)
Modřice – Pohořelice 19 km (12 mi) 12/1996
Pohořelice – Mikulov 22.54 km (14 mi) c. 2028[1] Planned

From Pohořelice the ordinary road No. 52 runs further southwards to the border with Austria at Mikulov. According to a 2009 treaty between the Czech Republic and Austria, it is to be completed as an expressway and continuous connection between Brno and the Austrian A5 North Autobahn at Drasenhofen, leading to Vienna.[2] Within the agglomeration of Brno plans for a new route intend to relocate the R52 running from the Rajhrad junction northwestwards bypassing the city centre to reach the Highway D1 and the Expressway R43 at Troubsko.[3]

Parts of the expressway were built on sections of the former Strecke 88 Autobahn constructed between 1939 and 1942 during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia as part of a connection between Breslau (Wrocław) and Vienna, colloquially called Hitlerova dálnice ("Hitler's highway").

References
  1. "Děti Země: Příprava D52 z Pohořelic na Mikulov se vrací před rok 2005" (in Czech). EkoList.cz. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  2. Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic Archived 2012-09-09 at archive.today
  3. Map on ceskedalnice.cz
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