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The A1 Highway in Lithuania connects the capital city of Vilnius with the port city of Klaipėda, via the second largest city, Kaunas.
Its length is over 300 kilometers, making it the longest highway in Lithuania. Vilnius-Kaunas part was completed in 1970 and officially opened as a complete road in November 3 1970. Kaunas-Klaipėda part was completed in 1987, and opened as a whole for vehicular traffic on September 1 of that year.[citation needed] It replaced first 40 kilometers of Samogitian Highway stretching from Kaunas.
The A1 Highway has 4 lanes - two lanes each way, separated by grass line and a safety rails. Its European route code is E85 and for a short while E28.
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