The A9 highway is a
highway
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It includes not just major roads, but also other public roads and rights of way. In the United States, it is also used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or ...
in
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
(
Magistraliniai keliai). It runs from
Panevėžys
Panevėžys () is the fifth-largest List of cities in Lithuania, city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, eighth-most-populous city in the Baltic States. it occupies with 89,100 inhabitants. As defined by Eu ...
, through
Radviliškis
Radviliškis () (; ; , ''Radvilishok'') is a city in the Radviliškis district municipality, Šiauliai County, Lithuania. Radviliškis has been the administrative center of the district since 1950, and is an important railway junction.
History ...
to
Å iauliai
Å iauliai ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 202 ...
.
The length of the road is 78.94 kilometres.
The speed limit for most of the road's length is 90 km/h. This route is a part of
International E-road network
The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders. It also reaches Central ...
(part of
European route E272
European route E272 is a Class B road part of the International E-road network. It runs only through Lithuania, begins in KlaipÄ—da and ends in Vilnius.
Route: Klaipėda–Palanga–Šiauliai–Panevėžys– Ukmergė–Vilnius
Vilnius ( ...
).
The stretch of the road between
Radviliškis
Radviliškis () (; ; , ''Radvilishok'') is a city in the Radviliškis district municipality, Šiauliai County, Lithuania. Radviliškis has been the administrative center of the district since 1950, and is an important railway junction.
History ...
and
Å iauliai
Å iauliai ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 202 ...
is modern
expressway, with limited access and a 120 km/h speed limit. There are also distant plans to build an expressway to
Å eduva
Šeduva () is a town in the Radviliškis district municipality, Lithuania. It is located east of Radviliškis.
Å eduva was an agricultural town dealing in cereals, flax and linseed, pigs and geese and horses, at the site of a royal estate and ...
, bypassing Radviliškis.
References
{{Highways in Lithuania
Roads in Lithuania