The Russian route R12, also known as the Lotta, is a regional road that which connects Murmansk and Finland (Finland–Russia border[1]). Its length is 231 km.[2]
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| Федеральная автомобильная дорога Р12 | |
| Lotta | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 231 km (144 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| Ost end | Murmansk |
| R21 highway | |
| West end | Finnish border |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Highway system | |
Until the middle of the twentieth century, missing road links from Kola and Murmansk to Finland along the Lotta River.[3] The need for a road arose in the 1960s, in connection with the construction of the Upper Tuloma Hydroelectric Power Plant. The Upper Tuloma Hydroelectric Power Plant was built by Soviet and Finnish specialists.[4] The construction of the road began in 1961.[5] The road to the village of builders, which later became known as Verkhnetulomsky, was also built by the joint efforts of the two countries.[6] From Kola the road was built by Soviet builders, from Finland by Finnish builders.[7][6]
In 1967, the frontier and customs post "Lotta" was opened on the road.[1]
In 2010, 191 km of the road from 231 had asphalt concrete, the remaining 40 km had gravel concrete.[8]
Major settlements along the road include Murmansk, Tuloma, Verkhnetulomsky, and Svetly. After crossing the border, the route continues to Ivalo.
Sources
edit- ^ a b "ЛОТТА" // «Кольский Север». Энциклопедический лексикон / Гл. ред. А. С. Лоханов. — Мурманск : Доброхот, 2013.
- ^ Соснин Д. А. Развитие автомобильных автомобильных дорог и пунктов пунктов пропуска на территории Мурманской области для активизации приграничного сотрудничества // Материалы 7-й Международной конференции «Логистика в Арктике». — Мурманск, 2007
- ^ Мурманская область // Схемы автомобильных дорог СССР, 1945
- ^ ВЕРХНЕТУЛОМСКАЯ ГЭС // «Кольский Север». Энциклопедический лексикон / Гл. ред. А. С. Лоханов. — Мурманск : Доброхот, 2013.
- ^ Городское поселение Верхнетуломский Кольского района
- ^ a b ВЕРХНЕТУЛОМСКИЙ // «Кольский Север». Энциклопедический лексикон / Гл. ред. А. С. Лоханов. — Мурманск : Доброхот, 2013.
- ^ Верхне-Туломскую ГЭС посетили финские ветераны-строители станции
- ^ Автодороги Кольского полуострова // Кольские карты. — Мурманск: Север, 2010
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