D5 motorway (Czech Republic)
| D5 Motorway | ||||
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| Dálnice D5 | ||||
| Via Carolina | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Part of E50 | ||||
| Length | 151 km (94 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| From | D 0 in Prague | |||
| To | German border at Rozvadov | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Czech Republic | |||
| Regions | Prague, Central Bohemian, Plzeň | |||
| Major cities | Prague, Plzeň | |||
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D5 motorway (Czech: Dálnice D5) is a highway in the Czech Republic. It runs from Prague through Plzeň into Germany. D5 is 151 kilometres (94 mi) long; a bypass of Plzeň includes the 380-metre-long (1,250 ft) Valík Tunnel and the 445-metre-long (1,460 ft) bridge over the River Úhlava.
From the Rozvadov-Waidhaus border crossing, the D5 continues as the A6, West, to the border with France. The D5 is part of European route E50. All of D5 is the Czech part of Via Carolina; the motorway from Nuremberg to Prague.