Leningradskoye highway
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Leningradskoye Highway is a part of M10 federal highway Moscow
– Saint Petersburg
inside Moscow. One of the major thruways of Russia's capital, it connects Moscow with several big commuter town
s such as Khimki
and Zelenograd
, as well as with Sheremetyevo Airport.
in Northern Administrative Okrug
where it derives from Leningradsky Prospekt
along with Volokolamskoye Highway. The highway follows northwestbound, crosses Rizshkaya Railway
and goes along the border between Voykovsky District
and Koptevo District
.
After crossing Small railway ring Leningradskoye Highway enters Golovinsky District
. There is an interchange with Golovinskoye Highway near Vodny Stadion
metro station. Until 2008 this crossing was served by traffic lights. That was the last traffic light
on the highway.
After crossing Flotskaya Street the highway follows across Levobereznhy District. There is a cloverleaf interchange
with Belomorskaya Street. The highway crosses the Moscow Canal
, MKAD
and enters Urban Okrug Khimki
in Moscow Oblast
. There it crosses Yubileyiny Prospekt, Mayakovsky street, Novoskhodnenskoye Highway, Mashkinskoye Highway, and 9th May street, and returns back to Northern Administrative Okrug near MEGA
shopping center.
In Molzhaninovsky District Mezhdunarodnoye Highway derives from Leningradskoye Highway and heads towards terminals D, E, and F of Sheremetyevo International Airport
. Oktyabrskaya Railway
goes under this interchange. After Sheremetyevskoye Highway derives from Leningradskoye Highway towards terminals A, B, and C, Leningradskoe Highway enters back to Moscow Oblast
and follows towards Zelenograd
.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
– Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
inside Moscow. One of the major thruways of Russia's capital, it connects Moscow with several big commuter town
Commuter town
A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commutes out to earn their livelihood. Many commuter towns act as suburbs of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily, and many suburbs are commuter towns...
s such as Khimki
Khimki
Khimki is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated just northwest of Moscow, at the west bank of the Moscow Canal. Population: 207,125 ; 141,000 ; 106,000 ; 23,000 .-History:...
and Zelenograd
Zelenograd
Zelenograd is a city, which, along with the territories and settlements under its jurisdiction, forms one of the administrative okrugs of Moscow - Zelenograd Administrative Okrug...
, as well as with Sheremetyevo Airport.
Route
Leningradskoye Highway begins in Sokol DistrictSokol District
Sokol District is a district of Northern Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia. Population: The name of the district was given after the settlement of Sokol built in the 1920s. Earlier, the village of Vsekhsvyatskoye existed on this location...
in Northern Administrative Okrug
Northern Administrative Okrug
Northern Administrative Okrug, or Severny Administrative Okrug , is one of the ten administrative okrugs of Moscow, Russia. It was founded in 1991 and has an area of...
where it derives from Leningradsky Prospekt
Leningradsky Prospekt
Leningradsky Prospekt , or Leningrad Avenue, is a major arterial avenue in Moscow, Russia. It continues the path of Tverskaya Street and 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street north-west from Belorussky Rail Terminal, and changes the name once again to Leningrad Highway past the Sokol metro station...
along with Volokolamskoye Highway. The highway follows northwestbound, crosses Rizshkaya Railway
Rizhsky Rail Terminal
Rizhsky Rail Terminal is one of the nine rail terminals in Moscow, Russia. It was built in 1901.-Long distance:-Other destinations:-Suburban destinations:...
and goes along the border between Voykovsky District
Voykovsky District
Voykovsky District is an administrative district of Northern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia....
and Koptevo District
Koptevo District
Koptevo District is an administrative district of Northern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia....
.
After crossing Small railway ring Leningradskoye Highway enters Golovinsky District
Golovinsky District
Golovinsky District is an administrative district of Northern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia....
. There is an interchange with Golovinskoye Highway near Vodny Stadion
Vodny Stadion
Vodny Stadion:* Vodny Stadion * Vodny Stadion District* Dinamo...
metro station. Until 2008 this crossing was served by traffic lights. That was the last traffic light
Traffic light
Traffic lights, which may also be known as stoplights, traffic lamps, traffic signals, signal lights, robots or semaphore, are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings and other locations to control competing flows of traffic...
on the highway.
After crossing Flotskaya Street the highway follows across Levobereznhy District. There is a cloverleaf interchange
Cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which left turns, reverse direction in left-driving regions, are handled by ramp roads...
with Belomorskaya Street. The highway crosses the Moscow Canal
Moscow Canal
The Moscow Canal , named the Moscow-Volga Canal until the year 1947, is a canal that connects the Moskva River with the main transportation artery of European Russia, the Volga River. It is located in Moscow itself and in the Moscow Oblast...
, MKAD
MKAD
MKAD is a ring road encircling the City of Moscow.The acronym is a transliteration of the Russian МКАД, for Московская Кольцевая Автомобильная Дорога .The growth of traffic in and around Moscow in the 1950s made the city planners realise Russia's largest metropolis...
and enters Urban Okrug Khimki
Khimki
Khimki is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated just northwest of Moscow, at the west bank of the Moscow Canal. Population: 207,125 ; 141,000 ; 106,000 ; 23,000 .-History:...
in Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
. There it crosses Yubileyiny Prospekt, Mayakovsky street, Novoskhodnenskoye Highway, Mashkinskoye Highway, and 9th May street, and returns back to Northern Administrative Okrug near MEGA
MEGA Family Shopping Centre
MEGA The Family Shopping Centre is a chain of shopping centres in Russia owned and operated by IKEA. Each MEGA brings together in one place over 150 tenants offering goods and services...
shopping center.
In Molzhaninovsky District Mezhdunarodnoye Highway derives from Leningradskoye Highway and heads towards terminals D, E, and F of Sheremetyevo International Airport
Sheremetyevo International Airport
Sheremetyevo International Airport , is an international airport located in the Moscow Oblast, Russia, north-west of central Moscow. It is a hub for the passenger operations of the Russian international airline Aeroflot, and one of the three major airports serving Moscow along with Domodedovo...
. Oktyabrskaya Railway
Oktyabrskaya Railway
The broad gauge Oktyabrskaya Railway or October Railway , which forms part of RZD, is the oldest railway in Russia, located in the north-west of the country. It stretches from Moscow's Leningrad Terminal in the south to Murmansk beyond the Arctic Circle in the north. The total length of the lines...
goes under this interchange. After Sheremetyevskoye Highway derives from Leningradskoye Highway towards terminals A, B, and C, Leningradskoe Highway enters back to Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
and follows towards Zelenograd
Zelenograd
Zelenograd is a city, which, along with the territories and settlements under its jurisdiction, forms one of the administrative okrugs of Moscow - Zelenograd Administrative Okrug...
.
See also
- Leningradsky ProspektLeningradsky ProspektLeningradsky Prospekt , or Leningrad Avenue, is a major arterial avenue in Moscow, Russia. It continues the path of Tverskaya Street and 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street north-west from Belorussky Rail Terminal, and changes the name once again to Leningrad Highway past the Sokol metro station...