The M2 ( be, Магістраль М2), Magistral Route Nr. 2 is long
highway
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...
in
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
. The M2 starts after Prospekt Nezavisimost, northeast of the center of the capital
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative stat ...
, after
MKAD
The Moscow Automobile Ring Road (russian: link=no, Московская кольцевая автомобильная дорога, Moskovskaja koltsevaya avtomobilnaya doroga), or MKAD (), is a ring road running predominantly on the city border ...
(M9) and leads to
Minsk National Airport
Minsk National Airport, formerly known as Minsk-2 (, ; russian: Национальный аэропорт Минск), is the main international airport in Belarus, located 42 km (26 mi) to the east of the capital Minsk, geographical ...
to the east of the city. The M2 highway runs northeast to the northeast, but turns midway, after the ring road
Smalyavichy District
Smalyavichy District ( be, Смалявіцкі раён, Smalavicki rajon; russian: Смолевичский район, Smolevičskij raion) is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Belarus in Minsk Region. Its seat is the town of ...
at the Sloboda agglomeration to the southeast towards the airport.
[ Карта Автомобильных Дорог - Республика Беларусь (Karta Avtomobilnyh Dorog - Respublika Belarus), Масштаб 1:850 000. Белкарография, Minsk, 2009. ][Беларусь автомобильные дороги (Belarus avtomobilnye dorogi), 1:750 000, Тривиум, Minsk, 2010. . www.trivium.info ]
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