D2 motorway (Czech Republic)

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D2 Motorway
Dálnice D2
Route information
Part of E65
Length	61 km (38 mi)
Major junctions
From	D1 near Brno
Major intersections	D55 near Břeclav (planned)
To	D2 border with Slovakia near Lanžhot
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Regions	South Moravian
Major cities	Brno
Highway system
Highways in the Czech Republic

D2 motorway (Czech: Dálnice D2) is a highway in the Czech Republic. It runs from the City of Brno to the border with Slovakia^[1] at the Morava river near Lanžhot, from where the Slovak diaľnica D2 leads to Bratislava. The entire route is part of European route E65.

Construction on the D2 highway began in 1974; the first 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) opened in 1978. The last part of the motorway opened in 1980, when it was 141 km (88 mi) long. After the 1993 dissolution of Czechoslovakia, 61 km (38 mi) remain in Czech Republic, 80 km (50 mi) in Slovakia.