M1 highway (Russia)

Federal Highway M1
Федеральная автомобильная дорога М1
Belarus Highway
Route information
Part of E30
Part of AH6
Length	440 km (270 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Belarusian border
East end	Moscow
Location
Country	Russia
Highway system
Russian Federal Highways
← M 12 → M 2

The Russian route M1 (also known as the Belarus Highway, road to Minsk) is a major trunk road that runs from Moscow through Smolensk before reaching the border with Belarus. The length is 440 kilometers (270 mi). The highway runs south of Odintsovo, Kubinka, Mozhaysk, Gagarin, north of Vyazma, through Safonovo and Yartsevo. After crossing the border with Belarus, the highway continues (as olimpijka) to Minsk, Brest, and Warsaw. The entire route is part of European route E30 and AH6.

During the 1980 Summer Olympics, a 50-kilometer (31 mi) stretch between the 23-kilometer (14 mi) mark and the 73-kilometer (45 mi) mark was used for the road team time trial cycling event.