R217 highway (Russia)

The Russian route R217, also known as the Caucasus Highway, is a trunk road that extends from Krasnodar to Chechnya and Dagestan, terminating at Russia's border with Azerbaijan. Its length is 1118 km. It forms part of European route E50.

Federal Highway R217
Федеральная автомобильная дорога P217
Caucasus Highway
Route information
Part of E50 E117 E119
Length1,118 km (695 mi)
Major junctions
North endPavlovskaya
South endAzerbaijani border
Highway system
Russian Federal Highways

Major towns along the road include Kropotkin, Nevinnomyssk, Mineralnye Vody, Pyatigorsk, Nalchik, Beslan, Grozny, Gudermes, Khasavyurt, Makhachkala, and Derbent. After skirting the Greater Caucasus, the route continues to Baku.

R217.

The route near Pyatigorsk as seen from Mount Mashuk


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