List of roads in Georgia (country)

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Georgia has about 200 km motorway or expressway

Georgia's trunk highways form a network of internationally oriented roads that connects the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, home to roughly a third of the national population, with neighboring countries. This is the backbone for a network of domestic trunk roads connecting vital regions with each other and the capital. The total length of the road network in Georgia is approximately 21,000 kilometres (13,000 mi) in 2020.[1] The roads of "international importance" and "national importance" are managed by the Roads Department (Georoad) of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia.

Roads of international importance[]

The "roads of international importance" are the highest category of roads in Georgia. They are denoted by the prefix ს (Georgian for S), which stands for "საერთაშორისო მნიშვნელობის გზა" (Saertashoriso mnishvnelobis gza, road of international importance). Direction and destination signs in Georgia are in both Georgian and Latin scripts, but the prefix is ​​only displayed in Georgian. Article 3.3 of the law on motor roads[2] defines that:

  • roads of international importance include roads connecting the administrative, important industrial and cultural centers of Georgia and other countries.

The network of S trunk roads has a total length of approximately 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) which is mostly built as two-lane highway. About 200 kilometres (120 mi) kilometers of the central east-west S1 and a limited section of the S12 has been upgraded to expressway or motorway with two lanes in each direction. The S4 and S5 trunk routes also have multiple lanes over a limited length.

The S1 and S10 are patially located in South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions, over which the Georgian government exercises no authority. At the de facto boundary lines the roads are closed in both directions.

Roads of "international importance" in Georgia
European and Asian highways through Georgia
Number E Route AH Route Name Length (km) Notes
0S1 Highway sign (green).svg
0 ს 1 		Tabliczka E60.svg Tabliczka E97.svg Tabliczka E117.svg 0Tabliczka AH5.svg
0Tabliczka AH81.svg
0Tabliczka AH82.svg 		Tbilisi - Senaki - Leselidze 544 Actual length shortened to 537 km due to realignment. Tbilisi - Surami and Argveta - Samtredia have been (re)built as motorway (170 km). Surami - Argveta via Rikoti Pass is under construction as motorway (58 km).[3][4]
ს 2 Tabliczka E60.svg Tabliczka E70.svg 0Tabliczka AH5.svg Senaki - Poti - Sarpi 119 S2 upgrade is ongoing: the 32 km Kobuleti Bypass has been rebuilt as super-two with 90 km/h speed limit, as will be the 14 km Batumi Bypass. Kobuleti to Grigoleti (S12) is under construction as motorway (14 km).[5][6]
ს 3 Tabliczka E117.svg 0Tabliczka AH81.svg Mtskheta - Stepantsminda - 139 Also called Georgian Military Road. In 2021 construction started of the 23 km Khveseti - Kobi section to bypass Gudauri and the Jvari Pass with a 2+1 road and a 9 km two-lane tunnel, the longest in the Caucasus.[7][8][9][10]
ს 4 Tabliczka E60.svg Tabliczka E117.svg 0Tabliczka AH5.svg
0Tabliczka AH81.svg 		Tbilisi - Red Bridge 57 Rustavi - Red Bridge will be rerouted as 32 km motorway, including a new motorway section linking the S4 with the S7 to Armenia. The EU will provide financial support.[11]
ს 5 Tbilisi – Bakurtsikhe – Lagodekhi 160 Tbilisi (S9) - Sagarejo (35 km) will be constructed as motorway.[12]
ს 6 Tabliczka E117.svg 0Tabliczka AH81.svg Ponichala – Marneuli – 98
ს 7 Tabliczka E001.svg 0Tabliczka AH81.svg Marneuli – Sadakhlo 34 Rebuilding 16 km of the S7 to motorway plus 14 km new motorway to connect with S4 to Rustavi is in preparation.[11]
ს 8 Tabliczka E691.svg 0Tabliczka AH82.svg Khashuri – Akhaltsikhe – Vale 97
ს 9 Tabliczka E60.svg Tabliczka E117.svg 0Tabliczka AH5.svg
0Tabliczka AH81.svg 		Tbilisi Bypass 49
ს 10 Gori – Tskhinvali – Gupta – Java – Roki 92
ს 11 Tabliczka E691.svg 0Tabliczka AH82.svg Akhaltsikhe – Ninotsminda 112
S12 Highway sign (green).svg
ს 12 		Tabliczka E692.svg Samtredia - Lanchkhuti - Grigoleti 57 The entire S12 is under construction as new motorway. In July 2020 Japana-Lanchkhuti (14 km) opened.[13] Three other sections experience delays (see S12 page).
ს 13 Akhalkalaki - Kartsakhi 36

This table is based on the last published list of roads by the Government of Georgia which is from 2017.[14]

Roads of domestic importance[]

Renovated Sh26 Zhinvali - Shatili

The "roads of domestic importance" are the second category of main roads in Georgia with a total length of nearly 5,400 km (3,400 mi) and connect vital economic, administrative and cultural centers. They are denoted by the prefix შ (Georgian for Sh), which stands for "შიდასახელმწიფოებრივი მნიშვნელობის გზა" (Shidasakhelmts’ipoebrivi mnishvnelobis gza, "road of domestic importance"). The use of the road numbers on direction signs is inconsistent and varies widely, including on trunk Sh roads. The vast majority of routes is relatively short, but some are up to nearly 200 km (120 mi) long with an interregional function. Article 3.4 of the law on motor roads[2] defines roads of domestic importance as:

  • roads connecting with important industrial and cultural centers of the capital of Georgia, administrative centers of the Autonomous Republics and administrative centers of the municipality, as well as their bypasses and access to them from highways of international and domestic importance;
  • roads connecting the administrative centers of the Autonomous Republics, the administrative centers of the municipalities, the important industrial and cultural centers of Georgia;
  • roads connecting airports and ports with the capital of Georgia, administrative centers of autonomous republics and municipalities.

The quality of Sh-roads varies from excellent to very poor. Since 2006 however, priority has been given to improve regional connections, which has accelerated from 2014 onwards. The quality of the regional road network improves over the years, but large parts remain in mediocre, poor and/or unpaved condition and suffer from harsh climatic conditions, especially in the mountainous areas. The infamous "road to Omalo" (Sh44) to Tusheti National Park is the most extreme example of that.

1-50[]

შ 1 route in Khulo
შ 7 route in Svaneti
შ 15 road sign in Kutaisi
შ 26 at Zhinvali Reservoir
შ 29 route near Gori
შ 30 route to Tianeti
შ 42 through Gurjaani
შ 43 Pshaveli to Napareuli
შ 44 road in Tusheti NP
Number Name (route) Length
შ 1 Batumi (Angisa) - Akhaltsikhe 159 km
შ 2 - Chokhatauri - Ozurgeti - Kobuleti 73.4 km
შ 3 Abasha -  [ka] -  [ka] - Japana 33 km
შ 4 Abasha – Martvili 34.5 km
შ 5 Senaki – Nokalakevi – Bandza – Khoni 36.9 km
შ 6 Zugdidi – Tsalenjikha – Chkhorotsqu – Senaki 86 km
შ 7 Zugdidi – Jvari – Mestia – 198 km
შ 8 Zugdidi – Anaklia 34 km
შ 9 Ochamchire – Tkvarcheli 27.2 km
შ 10 Machara – 101 km
შ 11 Bzipi – Lake Ritsa – Avadhara 60 km
შ 12 Kutaisi (Autofactory) – Khoni – Samtredia 40 km
შ 13 Baghdati – Vani – 47.8 km
შ 14 Kutaisi (Saghoria) – Baghdati – Abastumani - Benara 102.2 km
შ 15 Kutaisi (Tsqaltubo Driveways) – Tsqaltubo - Tsageri - Lentekhi - 157 km
შ 16 Kutaisi (Choma) – Alpana - Mamison Pass (Russian Border) 161 km
შ 17 Kutaisi (Motsameta) – Tkibuli - Ambrolauri 73.5 km
შ 18 – Tsageri 22.8 km
შ 19 – Terjola - Tkibuli 29 km
შ 20 Borjomi - Bakuriani - Akhalkalaki 82 km
შ 21 Akhalkalaki Bypass road 2.3 km
შ 22 – Sachkhere - Chiatura - Zestaponi 107 km
შ 23 Agara – Kornisi - Tskhinvali 49.6 km
შ 24 Gori – Variani - Tskhinvali 25.7 km
შ 25 – Oni 64.2 km
Number Name (route) Length (km)
შ 26 Zhinvali - - Shatili 106 km
შ 27 Tianeti - - Zhinvali 21.5 km
შ 28 - Akhalgori - 45 km
შ 29 - Mtskheta - - Gori - - Kareli - 109.5 km
შ 30 Tbilisi (Gldani) – Tianeti 60 km
შ 31 - - Manglisi - Tsalka - Ninotsminda 147 km
შ 32 Tbilisi (Veli) - Gachiani - Rustavi 11 km
შ 33 Marneuli - Tetritskaro - Tsalka 88.7 km
შ 34 - Tetritskaro 6.5 km
შ 35 Tetritskaro - - - Bolnisi 20.4 km
შ 36 Tbilisi (Pantiani) – Manglisi 32 km
შ 37 Sadakhlo - - Akhkerpi (Armenian Border, H34 road (Armenia).png Highway H34) 26.2 km
შ 38 - Gombori - Telavi 65 km
შ 39 Tsnori - Dedoplistsqaro – 74.2 km
შ 40 – Sighnaghi - 21.8 km
შ 41 - Bodbe - 21.4 km
შ 42 Akhmeta – Telavi - Bakurtsikhe 73 km
შ 43 Tianeti – Akhmeta - Kvareli - 129.4 km
შ 44 Pshaveli - Abano - Omalo 72 km
შ 45 Ozurgeti - Shemokmedi - - 32.6 km
შ 46 Ozurgeti - Natanebi - Ureki 22 km
შ 47 Shukhuti - - Mamati - 17.5 km
შ 48 - Khorga - Khobi 15.4 km
შ 49 Bzipi – Pitsunda 12.4 km
შ 50 Myussera road 13.5 km

51-100[]

შ 58 Vardzia to Tmogvi
შ 65 near Bazaleti Lake
შ 66 through Gardabani
შ 70 through Telavi
Number Name (route) Length (km)
შ 51 Vartsikhe - 7.2 km
შ 52 Tsqaltubo - Khoni 15 km
შ 53 Khoni - - Martvili 15 km
შ 54 Zestaponi - Baghdati 18.5 km
შ 55 Dzirula - Kharagauli - - - 51 km
შ 56 Rikoti Tunnel Bypass 4.3 km
შ 57 Abastumani - 5 km
შ 58 Khertvisi - Vardzia 22.6 km
შ 59 S1 (km 101) - Kareli 3.3 km
შ 60 S1 (km 81) - Gori - S1 (km 87) 5 km
შ 61 Kaspi - 10.8 km
შ 62 - 12 km
შ 63 - Kaspi - 20.5 km
შ 64 - Mtskheta - 6.2 km
შ 65 - Dusheti - Aragvispiri 19.3 km
შ 66 Rustavi - Gardabani - (Azerbaijan Border, R24-AZ.png Highway R24) 24.5 km
შ 67 - Rustavi 7.4 km
შ 68 - Dmanisi - - Bediani 70.2 km
შ 69 Kvareli - Mukuzani 17 km
შ 70 Telavi - 11.4 km
შ 71 Bakuriani Circular Path 3 km
შ 72 - - - 18.8 km
შ 73 ს2 (km 30) - Poti Sea Port (Via Khobi st.) 5 km
შ 74 Monastery Road 1.5 km
შ 75 Bakuriani Didveli Ski complex Road 2.6 km
Number Name (route) Length (km)
შ 76 - 10 km
შ 77 - Dadiani Palace Road 6.7 km
შ 78 Hatsvali Ski complex Road 6 km
შ 79 Prometheus Cave Road 2.2 km
შ 80 Natanebi - Choloki Bridge 8.1 km
შ 81 Chokhatauri - Bakhmaro 53 km
შ 82 Ozurgeti - - 24.8 km
შ 83 Chokhatauri - 15 km
შ 84 Zugdidi - Jikhashkari - Chkhorotsqu 26 km
შ 85 Martvili - - Chkhorotsqu 43 km
შ 86 Nokalakevi - - 23.5 km
შ 87 Khobi - - 29.2 km
შ 88 Zugdidi - Narazeni - - - 23.8 km
შ 89 Tsalenjikha - - Jikhashkari 14.2 km
შ 90 - Ganmukhuri 12.6 km
შ 91 - 34 km
შ 92 Martvili - Martvili Monastery 1.3 km
შ 93 - - Nokalakevi 16.5 km
შ 94 Tsalenjikha - Jvari - 13.5 km
შ 95 Tsalenjikha - - 10.5 km
შ 96 Tsalenjikha - Tsalenjikha Cathedral 1 km
შ 97 - Kulevi 15.4 km
შ 98 Khobi - Akhalsopeli - Railway Platform 10.8 km
შ 99 Becho - 9.1 km
შ 100 - - 58 km

101-150[]

Number Name (route) Length (km)
შ 101 Zestaponi - - Kharagauli 20.8 km
შ 102 SH19-GE.svg (km 8) - Terjola - - - - 28.4 km
შ 103 Ianeti - - Khoni 17.1 km
შ 104 Kutaisi - Geguti - - - Ianeti 34 km
შ 105 Vani - Sulori 11.5 km
შ 106 - Chkvishi 4.6 km
შ 107 Vani - 2 km
შ 108 Kutaisi - - 4.7 km
შ 109 Tkibuli - - 24 km
შ 110 Gelati Monastery complex road 2.6 km
შ 111 - 6.1 km
შ 112 Tskaltubo - 11.3 km
შ 113 Giorgi Tsereteli Museum road 1.1 km
შ 114 Chiatura - - - - 32 km
შ 115 - - 19.2 km
შ 116 – - - 19 km
შ 117 SH53-GE.svg (km 2) - - 20 km
შ 118 - - 5.6 km
შ 119 - Nikortsminda 25.1 km
შ 120 - Uravi 14.2 km
შ 121 – – Ghebi 12 km
შ 122 Lentekhi – Bavari 24 km
შ 123 – 7 km
შ 124 Adigeni – – 16 km
შ 125 Akhaltsikhe – – Sapara Monastery 9 km
Number Name (route) Length (km)
შ 126 S13 (km 3, Akhalkalaki)- - Kumurdo 10.2 km
შ 127 Borjomi - 12.5 km
შ 128 - 4 km
შ 129 Akhalkalaki – – 21.9 km
შ 130 Bypass Chakvi – Makhinjauri Tunnel 6.2 km
შ 131 SH29-GE.svg (km 25) - - Kvatakhevi 9.6 km
შ 132 - - Church of St John the Baptist 9 km
შ 133 S1 (km 57) - Samtavisi - Samtavisi Cathedral 4.2 km
შ 134 Kareli – Kintsvisi 8.9 km
შ 135 S1 – Ruisi 1 km
შ 136 S1– Urbnisi 1.1 km
შ 137 – Ateni - 28 km
შ 138 Gori – 17 km
შ 139 SH29-GE.svg - Uplistsikhe 6.7 km
შ 140 Tskhinvali – - - 28 km
შ 141 - Geri 12 km
შ 142 - - 27 km
შ 143 Dusheti - - Odzisi 17.9 km
შ 144 SH1-GE.svg - Zarzma monastery 0.8 km
შ 145 SH29-GE.svg - 3.1 km
შ 146 Stepantsminda – Gergeti Trinity Church 6 km
შ 147 - – - 20 km
შ 148 – Sioni 3.7 km
შ 149 Tsitsamuri – - 20.8 km
შ 150 Mtskheta – 11.4 km

151-200[]

შ 157 to Rustavi
შ 158 near David Gareja
შ 170 in Apeni
შ 172 to David Gareja
Number Name (route) Length (km)
შ 151 Natakhtari - - Mukhrani 16.1 km
შ 152 – Jvari Monastery 6.7 km
შ 153 - - 28 km
შ 154 Bolnisi – 11.7 km
შ 155 - - 8 km
შ 156 S11 (km 35) - 1.1 km
შ 157 Rustavi - 13 km
შ 158 SH157-GE.svg (km 10) - David Gareja 13.5 km
შ 159 SH36-GE.svg - 7 km
შ 160 - Martqopi - Norio - Martqopi Monastery of the Deity 27.5 km
შ 161 Shulaveri – Red Bridge 23 km
შ 162 Shulaveri - Sioni - Tserakvi 23.8 km
შ 163 Marneuli – Algeti (Məscidli Görarxı) - 18.5 km
შ 164 - - Mughanlo - 25 km
შ 165 SH31-GE.svg (km 25) - - - SH36-GE.svg 9.5 km
შ 166 Tetritsqaro - – Gudarekhi 14.5 km
შ 167 SH35-GE.svg - - Samshvildi Fortress 1 km
შ 168 - Pirghebuli monastery 7 km
შ 169 Imera - - - - - - 32 km
შ 170 Gurjaani – - Chabukiani - 29.6 km
შ 171 - - - 67.3 km
შ 172 Sagarejo – - David Gareja 49 km
შ 173 - (border Azerbaijan) 6 km
შ 174 - 21 km
შ 175 Signagi - Tsnori 7.6 km
Number Name (route) Length (km)
შ 176 Signagi - St. Nino Monastery 1.2 km
შ 177 SH176-GE.svg - St. Nino's spring 2.9 km
შ 178 SH38-GE.svg (Near Telavi) - Dzveli Shuamta's Monastery 2.3 km
შ 179 SH42-GE.svg - Ikalto Academy 1.8 km
შ 180 Akura - Mama Davity Historical Monument 3 km
შ 181 Zinobiani – - 12.7 km
შ 182 Kvareli - Kvareli Lake 8 km
შ 183 Akhmeta – - Batsara Reserve 23 km
შ 184 – Alaverdi Monastery – 11.7 km
შ 185 Chuburkhindji - - - 26 km
შ 186 S1 - Mokvi - - Otap 20.8 km
შ 187 Sokhumi – 3.5 km
შ 188 Sokhumi - 3.4 km
შ 189 S1 - Sukhumi Babushara Airport 4.6 km
შ 190 S1 - - - Lykhny - S1 (Gudauta) 35.8 km
შ 191 S1 - New Athos Cave 0.8 km
შ 192 Gagra – Kolkhida .38 km
შ 193 Leselidze - Gantiadi 9.2 km
შ 194 Leselidze – Mikelrypsh 17.2 km
შ 195 SH172-GE.svg (km 43) – 5 km
შ 196 Nikozi - Avnevi 8.5 km
შ 197 SH43-GE.svg – Nekresi monastery 4.4 km
შ 198 S10 (km 4) - Variani - - - S1 (km 101) 25 km
შ 199 - - - 15 km
შ 200 SH43-GE.svg - (Kvareli) 1.5 km

201-205[]

შ 204 through Samtredia
შ 205 at Tsikhisdziri
Number Name (route) Length (km)
შ 201 SH17-GE.svg (km 10) – - - Tsutskhvati Cave 10.5 km
შ 202 S1 – Gori - S10 (Gori Tunnel Bypass) 6.1 km
შ 203 S1 (km 102, Kareli Exit) - - Agara - S1 (km 121) 17.6 km
შ 204 S1 (km 214, Exit) - Kutaisi - Samtredia 46.3 km
შ 205 Kobuleti - Chakvi - S2 12.4 km

The tables above are based the last published list of roads by the Government of Georgia which is from 2017.[14]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Yearbook Georgia 2020" (pdf). National Statistics Office of Georgia (GeoStat). 2020. p. 200. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Law "About motor roads", consolidated version of 15 July 2020" (in Georgian). The Legislative Herald of Georgia. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Works are concurrently ongoing on 62 bridges and 39 tunnels at Rikoti Pass section". Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Contract Awarded for Construction of Zemo Osiauri-Chumateleti Second Section (Khashuri Bypass)". Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Construction of Grigoleti-Kobuleti bypass road is in active phase". Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Construction of Batumi Bypass Road in Active Phase". Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Construction of a new Kvesheti-Kobi road and 9 km long tunnel has been launched". Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ^ "First look at the new Kvesheti-Kobi road/". Kvesheti-Kobi Project. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Georgia: North–South Corridor (Kvesheti–Kobi) Road Project". Asian Development Bank. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. ^ "North-South Corridor (Kvesheti-Kobi) Road Project". European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Team Europe: EIB provides €106.7 million to Georgia for major upgrades of its East-West highway". European External Action Service. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Bidding has been announced for construction of Tbilisi- Sagarejo Highway". Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  13. ^ "New 14km Japana-Lanchkhuti Section of Highway Open". Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  14. ^ a b c "2017 List of highways of international and domestic importance" (in Georgian). The Legislative Herald of Georgia. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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