The Main road 4 is a west–east direction
First class main road across the
Alföld
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region of
Hungary
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, that connects
Budapest
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to the biggest eastern Hungarian cities:
Szolnok
Szolnok (; also known by #Name and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian ...
,
Debrecen
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,
Nyíregyháza
Nyíregyháza (, ) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the seventh-largest city in Hungary and the second largest in the Northern Great ...
towards the border of
Ukraine
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, facilitating access from the capital city of Hungary to the Ukrainian border. The road is long,
[Magyarország, autóatlasz 1:200.000, Honvédelmi Minisztérium Térképészeti Kht., .] this is the longest Hungarian main road. Most of the traffic was taken over by the
M4 expressway until Püspökladány.
The road, as well as all other main roads in Hungary, is managed and maintained by Magyar Közút, state owned company.
Sources
See also
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Roads in Hungary
Public roads in Hungary are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows:
*controlled-access highway (gyorsforgalmi út – pl. gyorsforgalmi utak) – colour: blue; designation: M followed by one or two digits. It has two categories: mo ...
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Transport in Hungary
External links
Hungarian Public Road Non-Profit Ltd. (Magyar Közút Nonprofit Zrt.)National Infrastructure Developer Ltd.
{{Roads in Hungary
Main roads in Hungary
Pest County
Transport in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County
Hajdú-Bihar County
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County