Roads in Armenia

Roads are the main transport network in Armenia. With an underdeveloped railway network, principally due to its difficult terrain, the road system is of vital importance for the development of the country. Its role is important both with national and international traffic.

The total length of the Armenian road network is 7,637 km (4,745 mi), 96.7% of which is asphalted. For every 1,000 km² (390 sq mi) of national territory, there are 258 km (160 mi) of roads, which is a very low average for European standards.

Highways in Armenia

The first roads as we conceive them in a modern perception, appeared in Armenia in the 19th Century.

The main roads in the country are:

• Մ1 Yerevan - Ashtarak - Gyumri - Bavra (border crossing with Georgia). Length: 173.7 km (107.9 mi)
• Մ2 Yerevan - Ararat - Kapan - Meghri (border crossing with Iran). Length: 384.3 km (238.8 mi)
• Մ3 Margara - Ashtarak - Vanadzor - Dzoramut (border crossing with Georgia). Length: 183.7 km (114.1 mi)
• Մ4 Yerevan - Hrazdan - Sevan - Azatamut
• Մ5 Yerevan - Armavir - Border crossing with Turkey (closed because for political reasons)
• Մ6 Vanadzor - Bagratashen
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  Մ7 Vanadzor - Gyumri - Akhurik (border crossing with Turkey - closed for political reasons).
• Մ8 Vanadzor - Dilijan
• Մ10 Sevan - Martuni - Yeghegnadzor
• Մ11 Martuni - Vardenis - Drmbon
• Մ12 Goris - Stepanakert
• Մ14 Tsovagyugh - Vardenis
• Մ15 Yerevan bypass
• M16 Haghtanak - Azatamut
• M17 Kapan - Shikahogh - Meghri (border crossing with Azerbaijan - closed because of the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict).

Motorways

Armenia has recently developed a network of multilane motorways, difficult to further expand due to limited resources and difficult terrain conditions. Motorways are not differentiated in number from two-lane main highways, thus sharing the same road number with the highway they belong to. However, there might be smaller regional roads running parallel to them.

• Մ1- Runs from Yerevan until Ashtarak. Length: 26 km (16 mi)
• Մ2 - Runs from Yerevan until Ararat. Length: 50 km (31 mi)
• Մ4 - Runs from Yerevan until Tsavoyaugh. Length: 72 km (45 mi)
• Մ5- Runs from Yerevan until Armavir. Length: 44 km (27 mi)