A2 highway (Lithuania) A2 highway (Lithuania) The A2 motorway is a highway in Lithuania (Magistralinis kelias). It connects the capital city of Vilnius with the Panevėžys, via Ukmergė. Its length is over . It is a motorway in almost a whole length. The Vilnius - Ukmergė highway was the first section opened. Later, the highway was extended to Panevėžys. There are six junctions with U-turns in this motorway. Some of the U-turns have electronic detecting systems that lowers the speed limit on variable road signs if an U-turn is being used. If the U-turn lanes are clear, speed limit is default 130 km/h.
Centennial of the Restored State of Lithuania Centennial of the Restored State of Lithuania The Centennial of the Restored State of Lithuania marks the 100th anniversary of the Act of Independence of Lithuania which was signed on 16 February 1918. Lithuania's statehood dates to the 13th-century Grand Duchy of Lithuania. On 6 July 1253, Mindaugas was crowned as the King of Lithuania. In 1385, Lithuania joined Poland in a union that grew into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1569. Between 1772 and 1795, most of Lithuania was annexed by the Russian Empire. Towards the end of World War I, on 16 February 1918, twenty people signed the Act