National Road 2
Põhimaantee 2
Route information
Maintained by Estonian Road Administration
Length	282 km (175 mi)
Major junctions
From	Tallinn
Major intersections	Ülemiste Jüri Kose Kose-Risti Mäo Mäeküla Imavere Mõhküla Puhu Kärevere Tiksoja Tartu Tartu Reola Tatra Saverna Kanepi Kanepi Võru Võru Verijärve
To	Luhamaa
Location
Country	Estonia
Counties	Harju County  Järva County  Jõgeva County  Tartu County  Põlva County  Võru County
Highway system
Transport in Estonia
← T1 → T3

Põhimaantee nr 2 (ofcl. abbr. T2) is a 280-kilometre-long^[1] north-south national main road in Estonia. The route follows the same path as the European route E263. The highway starts in Tallinn. From there the main cities passed are Kose, Paide, Põltsamaa, Tartu and Võru. The highway ends in Lüta on the intersection with the T7.

The road forms a major transport north-south transport route within Estonia, as it connects the two largest cities in Estonia. In 2020, the highest traffic volumes were around Tallinn, with the AADT there being around 25,000. The figures rise again around Tartu, hovering around 11,000.^[2]

The road is a dual carriageway for 85 kilometres. The main part is between Tallinn and Mäo (for 80 kilometres). The remainder can be found near Käravere (4.4 kilometres) and near Tartu (1 kilometre). The current road is a first in many road standard improvements: the first Estonian speed cameras were posted on the T2, also the first wildlife crossing in Estonia was completed in 2013.^[3]

Route description

The T2 (Estonian: põhimaantee 2) is a major north-south highway in Estonia connecting the capital of the country, Tallinn, to southern Estonia. The T2 is a part of the European route E263.^[4]

The route is currently regarded as dangerous for traffic, as (especially) the section between Tallinn and Mäo is full of dangerous blind corners. The highway begins in Tallinn from Ülemiste and runs through the city for 2.9 kilometres. In the city, it intersects with the T1 in Ülemiste. After this, the road runs straight through the metro area of Tallinn, driving by towns such as Assaku, Rae and Pildiküla, while also bypassing Tallinn Airport. In Jüri, there is a roundabout interchange with the T11. The road continues as a dual carriageway. At Suuresta, the Pirita River is crossed. The road bypasses boroughs such as Vaida and Aruvalla.

After Aruvalla, a new section of dual carriageway is entered, which was completed in 2012. At Saula, Viikingite Küla, the road passes a viking-themed theme park. The Pirita River is crossed again. At Kose, there is an interchange with the T12. Shortly after this, the dual carriageway continues on a new piece of 2+2 dual carriageway for 40 km to Mäo at 120 km/h making it the first dual carriageway in Estonia to allow more than 110 km/h. At Kose-Risti, the road intersects with the T14.

At Mäo, the road briefly turns into a dual carriageway with the speed limit of 110 km/h. Here, there is an interchange with the T5. The road stays a dual carriageway for 5.9 km, after which it again turns into a 1+1 road. At Imavere, the road intersects with the T49. Most traffic to Viljandi exits the road here, due to the T49 leading straight to Viljandi. Shortly after, the road crosses Põltsamaa River and passes the town of Põltsamaa. The road intersects with the T38 and T37 here.

At Puurmani, the Pedja River is crossed. At Kärevere, the Emajõgi is crossed. Shortly after, the road intersects with the T40. The following 10-kilometre section is also known as the Tartu Western Bypass. The road here intersects with major Estonian roads, such as the T92, T3 and Tartu Eastern Bypass. At Ülenurme, the road bypasses Tartu Airport. After this, the road intersects with the T61 and T46.

At Võru, the Võhandu river, the longest river in Estonia, is crossed. After an intersection with Võru's Tallinna maantee, the Võru Bypass is entered. Here, the road intersects with the T64, T65 and T66. Finally, at Lüta, the road ends when intersecting with the T7.

Currently there are 22 speed cameras on the T2, between kilometres 41 and 150.^[5]

Route table

The route passes through Harju County (Tallinn, Rae, Kose), Järva County (Paide, Järva), Jõgeva County (Põltsamaa), Tartu County (Tartu, Tartu, Kambja), Põlva County (Kanepi), Võru County (Võru, Võru, Setomaa).

Municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Tallinn	Viru väljak	0.0	0.0		Viru Square is the starting point for four highways - Tallinn-Narva, Tallinn-Tartu, Tallinn-Pärnu and Tallinn-Paldiski. Concurrency with T1.
	Pronksi			T11608	Urban intersection
	Ülemiste			– Narva	Peterburi tee crosses on flyover; end of T1 concurrency.
	Ülemiste			T11290	Urban intersection
	Mõigu			T11330	Urban intersection
Exiting Tallinn, start of dual carriageway
Rae	Assaku			T11330 – Järveküla, Assaku	Furthermost ramps divided by 1,4km
	Pildiküla			T11332 – Lehmja, Pildiküla
	Jüri			– Pärnu maantee  – Narva maantee  – Jüri
	Patika			T11114 – Nabala, Kautjala, Patika centre
	Vaida			T11202 – Vaidasoo T11155 – Vaida T11114
	Aruvalla			T11202 – Urge, Tuhala, Jägala
	Aruvalla			T11202 T11310 –– Urge, Tuhala, Jägala
	Piuga			T11704 T11203 – Tuhala, Saula	Southbound exit ramp only
Kose	Saula			T11704 T11703	North- and southbound entrance only
	Siniallika			T11703 – Saula centre	Northbound exit only
	Kolu			T11204 T11203 – Tammiku, Oru, Kolu T11705
	Kurena			T11706	Eastbound exit only
	Kuivajõe			– Kose; T11205 – Kose-Uuemõisa, Karla; T11708
	Kose-Risti			– Purila, Kose;  – Kehra	Pre-motorway T2 forms northbound exit from T11708
	Ardu			T11141 – Ardu, Ojasoo, Triigi
Paide	Mustla			T11141 – Ardu, Mustla
	Otiku			T11156 – Kirisaare; T11220 T11159 – Eivere T11218 – Anna T11179 – Otiku centre
	Korba			T15220 – Kirisaare; T15220 T15159 – Eivere T15218 – Anna T15179 – Otiku centre	Southbound entrance only; pre-motorway T2 rejoins
	Kükita			T15217 T15159 – Mäo, Tarbja centre	Southbound exit only; pre-motorway T2
	Mäo			– Pärnu, Türi, Paide, Rakvere, Aravete
	Valgma			T15159 – Mäo centre; Vodja
End of dual carriageway
Paide	Mäeküla			– Piibe maantee, Koeru
	Mäeküla			T15175 – Mündi
Järva	Prandi			T15182 – Prandi
	Koigi			T15162 – Päinurme, Koigi centre
	Koigi			T15182 – Prandi
	Koigi			T15167 – Laimetsa
	Käsukonna			T15167 – Laimetsa
	Imavere			– Viljandi, Imavere centre
	Kiigevere			T15164 – Imavere
Põltsamaa	Adavere			T14163 – Rutikvere
	Adavere			T14186 – Puiatu
	Mõhküla			T14166 – Eistvere
	Põltsamaa			– Võhma, Põltsamaa;  – Viljandi
	Põltsamaa			T14170 – Põltsamaa, Pajusi
	Põltsamaa			– Põltsamaa, Jõgeva;  – Võhma;  – Mustvee
	Põltsamaa			T14172 – Lustivere
	Annikvere			T14174 – Annikvere centre; T14176 – Umbusi
Start of 2+1
Põltsamaa	Kaliküla			T14173 – Lustivere; T14171 – Sulustvere
End of 2+1
Põltsamaa	Neanurme			T14177 – Umbusi
	Pikknurme			T14175 – Umbusi; T14178 – Saduküla
Start of 2+1
End of 2+1
Põltsamaa	Puurmani			T14179 – Puurmani; T14180 – Tabivere; T14150 – Jõgeva T14246 –; T14193 –	Single carriageway interchange
Tartu	Siniküla			T22107 – Laeva, Siniküla centre
	Rootsi			T22107 – Siniküla, Laeva
Start of 2+1
End of 2+1
Tartu	Kärevere			– Kärkna; Jõhvi maantee; Jõgeva maantee
Start of dual carriageway
End of dual carriageway
Tartu	Kardla			T22102 – Kardla
	Kardla			T22106 – Ilmatsalu;  – Viljandi maantee
	Rähni			T22104 – Rahinge
	Tiksoja			T22101 – Vorbuse
	Tiksoja			– Tartu city centre
	Ilmatsalu			T22103 – Ilmatsalu, Rahinge; Tartu, Ilmatsalu street
	Viljandi			– Viljandi, Puhja Tartu, Viljandi maantee
	Riia			– Valga, Elva City centre	Grade-separated roundabout junction with T2 on flyover
Kambja	Variku			Tõrvandi, Roopa street	Single carriageway interchange
	Postimaja			Narva, Räpina, Jõgeva, Tartu
Start of dual carriageway
Kambja	Tõrvandi			T22104 – Lemmatsi	Westbound exit and southbound entrance only
	Lennu			T22132 – Külitse, Tartu Airport, Tõrvandi
End of dual carriageway
Kambja	Reola			T22133 – Unipiha  – Põlva
	Tatra			T22134 – Virulase
	Tatra			– Otepää
	Kambja			T22180 – Nõo
	Kambja			T22136 – Rebase
	Kambja			T22188 – Kavandu
	Kambja			T22135 – Sirvaku
	Kambja			T22135 – Sirvaku
Kanepi	Vissi			T22185 – Pangodi, Kammeri
	Vissi			T18143 – Vooreküla
	Maaritsa			T18136 – Prangli
	Maaritsa			T18148 – Otepää
	Sulaoja			T18134 – Krüüdneri
	Sulaoja			T18176 – Piigaste
	Abissaare			T18133 – Pikareinu
	Abissaare			– Põlva
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Gallery

• 
  Tartu road in Tallinn city centre and Tallinn Airport.
• 
  Speed camera near Tallinn.
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  Anna church next to the road.
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  In Mäo.
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  Near Koigi.
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  Windmill-tavern by the road in Adavere.
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  Construction of a new bridge over the Pedja near Puurmani.
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  Road crossing the Emajõgi in Kärevere.
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  Variku viaduct in Tartu.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Estonian national road 2.

• European route E263

References

External links

Media related to Estonian national road 2 at Wikimedia Commons

• Geographic data related to Estonian national road 2 at OpenStreetMap