M18 Federal Highway Cola. Federal highway M18 "Cola Route p21
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It so happened that I travel to the Murmansk region from St. Petersburg quite regularly, at least once a year. So last September I decided that it would be nice to drive for a week to the Kola Peninsula. The travel program was rather vague - the main points were a visit to the then still not hyped Teriberka and check-in to Kirovsk to get acquainted with the Khibiny.
But in order to see all the beauties of the Murmansk region, you first need to get to it. And so the first thing I would like to talk about is what awaits you on the road.
Here you need to make a small digression to talk about my own stupidity. The fact is that I almost didn’t shoot the road to the camera, with the exception of a couple of frames, one of which you see in the header. So do not blame me for the frames from the phone, in the future there will be no such nonsense in posts :)
So, let's begin, R-21 "Cola".
The route starts in the city of St. Petersburg and ends at the border with Norway in the Murmansk region. We are interested in the St. Petersburg - Murmansk section.
If you plan to get there in one day, I advise you to leave at 4-5 in the morning. I left at 5 in the morning and the dawn overtook me almost on the border with Karelia.
I really like the fog at dawn. It’s a pity that I rarely see him because of my own laziness.
Without thinking twice, we went to the forest to stretch our legs. Beauty!
Having slipped through small carpenters near Petrozavodsk, we stop to refuel and have a bite to eat at TNK near Kondopoga.
In general, TNCs are almost the only normal gasoline on the highway, therefore, as soon as you see these gas stations, I recommend you stop right in and refuel completely, because there will be no gas stations at the intersection of Karelia and the Murmansk region for 400 kilometers, and given the fact that there are no settlements there also not - the prospect of drying out is unlikely to please you.
Now a few words about the condition of the road surface. At the time of the trip (autumn 2014), the condition of the road could be estimated at a solid 4 with a plus or 5 with a minus.
Almost along the entire route lies perfect asphalt.
Toward the end of Karelia, the road slightly deteriorates, the surface becomes more undulating, but there is no crime and there are no holes.
We continue our journey, passing through the section of rocks blown up to lay the track near Medvezhyegorsk.
The weather goes bad, somewhere near Kemyu.
And now we are already on the border with the Murmansk region. This place is perhaps the most favorite place on the highway - Lake Nigrozero.
Fisherman on a boat.
This place is pacifying.
Incredible calm blows from the northern lakes.
Almost on the border of Karelia with the Murmansk region there is a sign telling us that we have just crossed the borders of the Arctic Circle. Perhaps this is the most tourist place on the entire highway.
Now a little about traffic. So - usually the road appears before you exactly the same as in the picture below. Well, you yourself understand. There are few cars here, I would even say just a little. Situations when you ride alone for 5 minutes is quite normal for Coke. In general, traffic jams, congestion and some kind of freelance delays on the way, you can not particularly fear. It was on this track that I set all my records for average speed in travels. Here you just don’t need to look for opportunities for overtaking and certainly you don’t have to contemplate the back of some sluggish truck for 10 minutes. Well, the condition of the road provokes a dynamic ride.
In general, when you go along this road, you constantly notice the fact that it is very well watched. As an example, I’ll give a snapshot of September 2013 with an old bridge over the Kovda River.
The bridge, although very photogenic, is very very old.
In the same year, passing by this very place on the way to Murmansk, I was driving along the new bridge, and the old one was completely dismantled, and only a week later, when I returned back, there was no trace of the old bridge. So such a photograph as presented below can no longer be done. Even a little sorry, there was an interesting piece of iron.
Federal highway R-21 "Kola" (until December 31, 2017, the same account number is simultaneously used - "M-18") - a public highway of federal importance.
St. Petersburg - Petrozavodsk - Murmansk - Borisoglebsky. Included in the European highway E 105.
The length of the highway is ~ 1,592 kilometers. (The length is constantly being reduced due to straightening of the highway.)
The width of the M-18 (P-21) Kola highway is 7-8 meters.
It passes through the territory of the Leningrad region, Karelia and the Murmansk region.
The main highway has entrances to the following cities and urban settlements:
Nazia (7 km),
Segezha (9 km),
Apatity (33 km),
Shlisselburg (5 km),
Petrozavodsk (4 km),
A number of sections on the road are dangerous for traffic:
- with steep descents and ascents
(271 km, 329 km, 350 km, 360 km, 370 km, 380 km, 416 km, 620 km).
- with sharp turns
(272 km, 281 km, 286 km, 368 km, 372 km, 381 km, 430 km).
- limited visibility
(281 km, 297 km, 330 km).
The road crosses significant rivers:
Neva (near Kirovsk),
Volkhov (near the city of Novaya Ladoga),
Svir (near the town of Lodeynoye Pole),
Olanku (near the town of Olonets).
All bridges with a length of more than 50 m have a loading capacity of 60-100 tons.
Route
The beginning is the Neva overpass, which is a continuation of the People's Street of St. Petersburg.
0 km St. Petersburg
20 km Vsevolozhsk A129
38 km Kirovsk A120
39 km Shlisselburg
121 km New Ladoga A114
138 km Syasstroy
177 km Pasha
229 km Lodeynoye PoleR36
276 km Olonets A130
374 km Yarn R21
411 km Sailors
418 km Half
426 km Wilga
429 km New Vilga A133
417 km Petrozavodsk P19
426 km Shuya R15
521 km Spasskaya Guba
557 km Girvas
621 km Medvezhyegorsk A132
754 km Kochkoma A134
799 km Pushnoy
856 km Kem A135
1009 km Louhi A136
1155 km Kandalaksha
1182 km Polar Dawns
1260 km Monchegorsk
1291 km Olenegorsk
1382 km Murmansk
1385 km Cola
1389 km P12 (to Finland)
1511 km Satellite
1517 km Pechenga
1538 km Zapolyarny
1592 km Borisoglebsky
More precise bindings of objects and settlements to kilometer marks of the M18 highway in the direction of St. Petersburg-Apatity (July 2009 data)
SPb (departure from the city) 0
Razmetelevo-gas station "Neste" on the right 22
Bridge over the Neva 40
Post traffic police + gas station "Slavneft" on the left 42
Bashneft gas station on the right 44.5
Turn to Nazia, after r. Nazia - parking with overpass on the right 61
Turn on Putilovo - left gas station 67
Dusyevo, cafe on the left 83
Dusyevo - a monument to "one and a half" 84
Plate "Volkhov district" 96
Petrol station "Belul" on the left 96.5
Petrol station "Belul" on the right 103
Kiselnya - cafe, bistro 24 hours, turn onto Volkhov 108
Gas station "ARIS", tire fitting 110
Usual (without overpass) parking on the left 117
Rosneft gas station on the left, normal parking 120
New Ladoga - traffic police post, Surgutneftegas gas station on the right, cafe, Volov 121
Turn right onto Tikhvin and Vologda right 122
Bridge over the Volkhov, cafe on the right 122.5
Turn left on Nemyatovo 124.5
Turn right on Kolchanovo 134
Syasstroy - Lukoil gas station on the left, a bridge across the river. Sya, car repair 135
Slavneft gas station on the right, cafe 24 hours, ARIS gas station 137
Parking with overpass left 142
Selivanovo 146
Potanino 156
Pasha - gas station on the right, a bridge across the river. Pasha, gas station Linos 175
Rosneft gas station on the left 177
The tablet "Lodeinopolsky district", p. Kulbit 179
Domozhirovo. Gas station "Lukoil", service station, p. Oyat 185
Fork on Lodeynoye Pole 213
Turn to Tikhvin (156 km to Tikhvin) 228
Lodeynoye Pole - Surgutneftegas gas station on the left 233
Lodeynoye Pole - turn to Podporozhye and Vytegra 234
DPS post. The bridge across the river. Svir cafe 234
Parking by Vekhnozero (to the right of the road), approach to the lake (a lot of garbage) 243
Gas station "PTK" on the left, Art. Inema, motel, cafe, tire fitting, auto parts 250
The border of Karelia 260
Traffic police post, cafe on the right, tire service, cafe on the left 268
Left turn onto Olonets via Megreg 270
Megrega River 271
Turn onto Olonets (A130 road) 280
Turn to Kuteizha (right) and Upper river, p. Olonka 281
Turn to Olonets with parking (overpass and toilet), TNK gas station on the left 282
Leap in mileage 292
Parking with overpass and toilet on the left, cafe 306
Torosozero, r. Olonka 313
Pekki River 323
Parking with a ramp on the left at the turn to Keskozero 337
Plate "Pryazhinsky district" ~ 348
Parking with a flyover, awning and toilet on the right 358
Turn on Svyatozero, to Yarn 16 km 369
Parking with a flyover, awning and toilet 371
Holy River 381
Yarn. Gas station "Ecotech", cafe, left turn to Kroshnosero and Sortavala 384
Yarn. DPS post. Gas station 386
Turn to auto repair right 387
Spring to the left (pavilion) ~ 392.5
Parking on the left ~ 398.5
Sailors, cafe on the left 400
Gas station "Palmyra Trading" on the right 402
Shops and Market 402.5
Dining Room 403
Guest house and departure from Sailors 403.5
Plate "Prionezhsky district" 407
Half, spring to the right 410
Wilga, auto parts, manufactured goods, first-aid post 418
Gas station "Palmyra Trading" (container) on the left 419
DPS post at Petrozavodsk interchange 421
Gas station "VD", cafe on the right 427
Turn on Suoyarvi (A133) 431
Gas station "Kitek", cafe on the right 434
Entrance to Shuya - ARIS gas station on the right 437
Shops, pharmacy 438
Shuya, Art. Shuyskaya, Shuyskaya gas station on the left 441
Tire fitting and car repair right 445
Turn left to Radial 458
Turn right on Tulgubu 460
Yanishpole, bridge over the Suna River, cafe, tire fitting 461
Entrance to Kondopoga - Motels “Voyage” and “Mirage”, cafe, service station, gas station on the left 471-472
Gas station "Ecotech" on the right, a cafe, turn on Berezovka and Kondopoga left 478
Turn to Kivach 493
Sopokha - gas station on the right, cafe 493
Turn to Girvas, gas station "Kwazar" on the left, cafe 514-515
Beach on Paleozoer 517
Access to the coast of Paleozoer from 519
565 km jump
Turn to Tivdino left 572
Parking with overpass and toilet on the right, r. Lizhma 578
Niva River 579
Parking with overpass 594
Turn on Kappyaselga (first) 595
Turn on Kappyaselga (second) 600
Parking and cafe on the right, the sign "Kondopoga district" 607
Chebinka River 608
Ustozero fork (~ 66 km) - Medvezhyegorsk (~ 6 km), TNK 623 gas stations
Vandozero on the left, no entrances 643
Monument and small parking 646
Turn to Maselga, in front of it on the right is the Kommunarov lake 647
Vidlozero right 653
Turn left on Ramenza 657
Turn left on Sumerichi 664
Turn to Urosozero and Suglitsa 681
Turn left on Taboyporog 702
Segezha River, there are no exits ~ 705
Exit to the garden plots on Lindozero 712
Pesega River 714
Right flap towards the river 714.5
Gas station "TO", tire fitting, cafe, shop 716
Turn to Segezha (~ 11 km), motel, cafe, gas station 721
Spontaneous parking on the left 725
Onda River, left lapel for gardening, no parking ~ 730
Giryu-Lambina River 741
Onigma River 742
Turn on Nadvoitsy (~ 14 km) right, cafe 748
Turn to Kochkoy (~ 8 km) 754
Plate "Belomorsky district" 767.5
Idel River 769
Tunguda River 775
Summer River 781
Turn on Letnerechensky (~ 15 km) right 786
Fur, gas station TNK left, cafe, compressed air. 796
Pow. on Lehtu-Shuezero (~ 20 km) left, gas station “ARIS”, tire fitting, cafe 798
Turn on Belomorsk (~ 46 km) 799
Turn on North Pillow and Pertozero left ~ 805
Shuya River 822
Parking on the left 837
Nameplate Kemsky District 847
Lake by the road on the right 848
Poduzhemskaya hydroelectric station - p. Kem 855
Pow. to Kem right (~ 14 km), parking. TNK gas station - departure from the city 856
Gas station TNK 857
Turn to Kalevala (~ 160 km) 863
Lakes on both sides of the road - car wash / car wash water 869
Five River ~ 871
Summer River 886.5
Wicksh River, Playground 897
Drinking water - p. Black 897.5
Yalo River 902
Pongoma River 913
Turn to Kuzemu (~ 33 km) right 917
Parking with overpass left 925
Plaque "Loukhsky district" 932
Kuzema River 938
Upper Kuzema River ~ 950
Spontaneous parking on the right 976
Parking on the right 986
Turn on Barn and Engozero right 995
Elevated parking 999
Wide lip on the left, approaches to the water. Dirty parking-in an emergency 1006.5
Turn right on Louhi (~ 8 km), traffic police post, gas station, diner 1009
Keret River 1022
Turn to Chupu 1035
Lower Kotozero 1038
Turn to the Arctic Circle, parking, tavern on the right, left. Turn to Noloozero 1050
Second turn to the Arctic Circle 1056
Turn on Tedino left, cafe, toilet, shower 1057
Stela "Arctic Circle" 1067.5
The border of the Murmansk region 1068
Village Forest 1074
Kovda River 1078
Turn on Kovda (~ 7 km) right 1081
Turn on the railway station. Kovda (~ 4 km) left 1084
Turn on Lesozavodsky (~ 10 km) right 1087
Zelenoborsky - spare parts, tire fitting, r. Princess 1105
Rosneft gas station, cafe 1107
Spring to the right (pavilion) 1112
Turn to Art. Pearl (~ 1.5 km) left 1116
Parking on the right 1117
Turn onto Brooks (~ 2 km) left 1126
Turn to Art. White Sea (~ 7 km) right 1137
Lip kanda 1138
Parking with overpass 1140
Turn on Alakurtti (~ 100 km) left 1144
traffic police post, Vega gas station, cafe, toilet 1149
Pow. Kandalaksha (~ 3 km). Kandalaksha - Statoil gas station 20A Pronina St. 1151
Parking with overpass, cafe 1175
Pow. Polyarn.Zori (~ 3 km). Polyarn.Zori-Statoil gas station 17 17 Nivsky ave.
Turn to Kola NPP, traffic police post 1188.5
Turn on the Kovdor left 1201
Filling station Pirenga (container) on the left 1202
Pirenga River, parking, cafe 1202.5
Plate "Apatitsky district" 1203
Parking on the right ~ 1214
Parking on the right 1220
Bridge over the Chupu River 1221
Plate "Monchegorsky district" 1226
Turn to Apatity (~ 28 km) and Kirovsk (~ 44 km) right.
In my understanding, a good road is when at any time of the day you can turn on cruise control and drive 120 km / h. The more often you have to take off the cruise and slow down, the worse the road. Unfortunately, there are not many roads that let you ride like this in Russia. But the P-21 Cola is just that.
M-10 “Russia”: Veliky Novgorod - Zuevo section
Federal road. The number of lanes is three from Podberezie to the Tregubovsky overpass, four from the Tregubovsky overpass to St. Petersburg.
The asphalt pavement on the M-10 is now in good condition. Worse than last year, but you can ride quite comfortably.
The main problem in this area is congestion combined with a three-strip. If you avoid peak hours and days, then you can ride the M-10 quickly and comfortably. For cars, peak days are weekends. At the end of the weekend, everyone returns to St. Petersburg, at the beginning of the weekend everyone goes from St. Petersburg. The longer the weekend, the earlier the dense movement begins. So, at the end of the May holidays congestion can begin already at the traffic lights in Podberezie.
With trucks it’s more difficult. They do not have pronounced peak days and hours. But there are a couple of rules. First - a large percentage of trucks tied to the ban on the MKAD in the daytime. Second - a large amount of cargo is delivered at the beginning of the working week. In combination with those returning after big holidays, it creates the most peak traffic jams.
On this site there are only two places that you can’t go through at a speed of 120 km / h without discomfort - the Tregubovsky overpass and the curve in the village of Bolshoy Opochivalovo. Both there and there are warning signs and speed limits. It is also worth noting the unevenness of the curve on the descent into the overpass towards Moscow.
It is not very pleasant to go in bad weather at night. In general, the road is dirty. Reflectors do not wash, and the columns along the curbs lose their working properties.
A-115: Plot from M-10 Russia to P-21 Kola. From Zuevo to Novaya Ladoga.
The road is of regional importance. Throughout the two-lane, a large number of turns.
From M-10 (Zuevo) 3 km of poor asphalt. This site just needs to endure. Second gear and 20-40 km / h. Then along the territory of the Novgorod region the road is in good condition. Asphalt was changed in 2011. This is probably the best stretch on this road. The road is full of corners that can comfortably be reached at speeds of no more than 100-110 km / h. In some areas it is better to slow down even more. It’s not very nice to go at night, there are reflective columns only in the northern part, from Kirishi to Volkhov, and it’s somehow very selective.
There are not very many cars, but the bulk of them are fuel trucks from the oil refinery in Kirishi. The site in the Leningrad region is slightly worse than in the Novgorod region, but, nevertheless, the quality of the asphalt pavement has almost no effect on speed. Turns and settlements with cameras for fixing traffic violations have a much greater impact.
Directly in Volkhov, the asphalt is in poor condition, but the site is not very long, literally 2-3 km. Here, you just need to endure.
Then there are two options: on the left bank of the Volkhov River through Staraya Ladoga and on the right bank through Issad. On the left bank there are more settlements, but the asphalt surface is much better. Some navigators write that the exit from A-115 to R-21 in this place is closed. Now this is not so. At the construction of the interchange in this place opened a temporary congress. This section is completely closed to the movement of trucks.
A-116:. An unreadable scheme from which nothing is clear, and even without a direction to Vologda.
There are almost no settlements on the right bank, but the road is broken. It can be seen that the repair was not so long ago, but the asphalt has already crumbled.
Construction of a traffic intersection at the junction of the A-114 Novaya Ladoga - Vologda highway to the R-21 Kola.
R-21 "Cola"
Federal road. On the section from Novaya Ladoga to Medvezhyegorsk, the road is always two-lane.
Previously, this road had the number M-18, but after the next reform, the prefix "M" was left only to roads leading to Moscow. From this the road has not ceased to be federal. The quality of the asphalt pavement is good throughout. The workload is different. Different sections of the road were built in different years and are very different from each other. Due to the construction of straightenings and detours, the mileage is constantly floating.
The section from Novaya Ladoga to the turn to Lodeynoye Pole (90 km) is relatively straight. Twists and turns abounds. If there are not many cars, then you can safely go on a cruise. There are places with very limited visibility. In Syasstroy road passes through the city, there are several traffic lights. There is the last normal refueling (subjectively). To go at night is also quite comfortable. Dangerous areas are illuminated, columns with reflectors help to clearly see the trajectory.
Walking around the Lodein Field is different. It seems that it was built not so long ago, maybe 10-15 years ago. There are protracted curves with large radii and a wide right-of-way. Almost all areas have excellent visibility and can be overtaken in curves. The bypass itself is 30 km, and about 25 more to the border with Karelia.
After the border of the Leningrad region and the Republic of Karelia, the road changes again. The columns with reflectors disappear and a hybrid of the old road and new sections begins to Petrozavodsk (150 km). At the same time, the boundaries between them are so blurred that determining which area you are in is not so simple. Because of this, it turns out that on the site to Petrozavodsk there are about 20 turns that cannot be comfortably reached at a speed of 120 km / h. Of these, 5-7 are marked with signs, the rest must be determined by eye. If during the day this is not a problem, then at night you can fly in. There are no columns. It can be seen that a lot of effort and money was invested in the road, but for some reason they did not put the cheapest posts. But they reduce the accident rate much more than automated emoticons on speed measuring radars.
New and old R-21 roads near the village of Verkhneolonetskiy (Karelia). (c) Google Maps.
Judging by Google’s archived images, this part of the road has been reconstructed for many years, and there are very fresh sections. So, the bypass in the area of \u200b\u200bthe village of Matros in the pictures of 2014 is not yet available. And the bypass of Petrozavodsk was built in 2005-2007.
R-21 near the village of Matros. On the left is May 2014, on the right is October 2014. (c) Google Maps.
In the Petrozavodsk region, the road is quite busy. There is a four-strip.
From Petrozavodsk to Medvezhyegorsk the number of cars is becoming much smaller. It is immediately evident that the right of way is made according to the most modern Russian standards. The radii of the curves allow you to safely take turns at a speed of 120 km / h. The settlements on this site can be counted on the fingers, and even then, almost all are concentrated closer to Petrozavodsk.